Substituted N,N-dihaloamines as antimicrobials

ABSTRACT

The present application describes compounds of Formula I: 
                         
which are antimicrobial agents, including antibacterial, disinfectant, antifungal, germicidal and/or antiviral agents.

RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.61/394,697 filed Oct. 19, 2010 and U.S. Provisional Application No.61/418,334 filed Nov. 30, 2010, which are incorporated herein byreference in their entirety.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This application describes compounds useful as anti-microbial agents,including as antibacterial, disinfectant, antifungal, germicidal orantiviral agents.

One aspect of the current disclosure relates to compounds of Formula I

wherein

-   -   Z is

-   -   wherein        -   T¹ is —Cl or —Br;        -   T² is hydrogen, —Cl, —Br, alkyl, heteroalkyl, —SO₂R^(c),            —COR^(c)—, —C(═O)NHR^(c), or —C(═O)OR^(c);        -   A and B are each independently —CR^(a)R^(b)—, —(C═O)O—,            —CH₂—, —SO₂— or absent;        -   G and E are each independently, —(C═O)—, —CR^(a)R^(b)—,            —CH₂CH₂— or absent;        -   D is N, —N⁺R^(a)—, or —CR^(a)—;        -   each R^(a) and R^(b) is independently hydrogen or optionally            substituted alkyl;        -   R^(c) is an alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or heteroaryl;    -   Y and W are each independently —O—, —SO₂—, —SO₂CH₂—, —SO₂NR⁵—,        —N⁺(R¹R²)—, —OC(═O)—, —NR⁵C(═O)—, —NR⁵C(═O)NR⁶—, —NR⁵C(═O)O—,        —OC(═O)O—, —CF₂—, —CHF—, —CH(CF₃)— or absent;    -   Q is —CH—, —CH₂— or absent;    -   X is —(CHR⁴—O)_(h)—, —(CH₂—CHR⁴—O)_(h)—, —(CHOR³)_(h)—,        —(CH(CH₂OR³))_(h)—, —(CH₂—CR⁴(OR³))_(h)—, or a combination        thereof;    -   h is independently an integer from about 1 to about 1000;    -   V is hydrogen, acyl, alkyl, Z, —SO₃H, —O— or a single bond;    -   n is an integer from 1 to 3    -   m, k and j are each independently 0 or an integer from 1 to 3;    -   R¹ and R² are each independently selected from the group        consisting of alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, and heteroaryl, each of        which may be optionally substituted; or    -   R¹ and R² together with the nitrogen atom to which they are        attached form a heterocycloalkyl group, each of which may be        optionally substituted;    -   each R³ is independently hydrogen, alkyl, acyl, aryl,        heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocycloalkyl, each of which may        be optionally substituted;    -   each R⁴ is independently hydrogen or alkyl;    -   R⁵ and R⁶ are each independently hydrogen or alkyl;    -   and P is a counterion or absent;        with the provisos that (1) if Q is —CH— and V is —O— or a single        bond, then V and Q are directly attached (i.e. bonded) to each        other to form, together with the other groups to which they are        attached, a cycloalkyl or a heterocycloalkyl, and (2) that        compounds of Formula I do not include        2-(dichloroamino)-2-methylpropan-1-ol,        2-(chloroamino)-2-methylpropan-1-ol,        2-(dibromoamino)-2-methylpropan-1-ol, and        2-(bromoamino)-2-methylpropan-1-ol. In one variation of the        above formula, h is an integer of 1 to 5, 1 to 10, 1 to 25, 1 to        50 or 1 to 100. In another variation, at least two of n, m, k        and j are not 0.

In certain compounds of Formula I, Z is

and T¹ is Cl.

In certain compounds of Formula I, Z is

and T¹ is Cl.

In certain compounds of Formula I, R^(a) and R^(b) are alkyl. In certainof these compounds, R^(a) and R^(b) are both methyl. In certaincompounds of Formula I, Y is —SO₂—. In other compounds of Formula I, Yis —SO₂CH₂—. In certain compounds of Formula I, X is —(CH₂CHR⁴O)_(h)—wherein R⁴ is hydrogen. In other compounds of Formula I, X is—(CHOR³)_(h)— wherein R³ is hydrogen. In other compounds of Formula I, Xis a combination of —(CH₂CHR⁴O)_(h)— wherein R⁴ is hydrogen and—(CHOR³)_(h)— wherein R³ is hydrogen.

In certain compounds of Formula I, m is 0. In other compounds of FormulaI, m is 1. In certain compounds of Formula I, j is 1. In certaincompounds of Formula I, T² is Cl or H. In certain compounds of FormulaI, each h is independently an integer from about 1 to about 100. Inother compounds of Formula I, each h is an integer from about 1 to about30.

In certain compounds of Formula I in which Q is —CH—, V is a single bondand V and Q are directly attached (i.e. bonded) to each other, X is acombination of —(CHR⁴—O)_(h)— in which h is 1 and —(OCH₂CH₂)_(h)— inwhich h is an integer from about 3 to about 5. In these compounds, V, Q,and the groups to which they are attached, together may form a crownether such as

Alternatively, in certain compound of Formula I in which Q is —CH—, V is—O— and V and Q are directly attached (i.e. bonded) to each other, X is—(CHOH)_(h)— wherein h is an integer from about 3 to about 5. In thesecompounds, V, Q, and the groups to which they are attached, may form agroup such as

or a sugar.

Specific examples of such compounds are listed below.

Another aspect of the current disclosure relates to compounds of FormulaIA

wherein

-   -   Z is

-   -   wherein        -   T¹ is —Cl or —Br;        -   T² is hydrogen, —Cl, —Br, alkyl, heteroalkyl, —SO₂R^(c),            —COR^(c)—, —C(═O)NHR^(c), or —C(═O)OR^(c);        -   A and B are each independently —CR^(a)R^(b)—, —(C═O)O—,            —CH₂—, —SO₂— or absent;        -   G and E are each independently, —(C═O)—, —CR^(a)R^(b)—,            —CH₂CH₂— or absent;        -   D is N, —N⁺R^(a)—, or —CR^(a)—;        -   each R^(a) and R^(b) is independently hydrogen or optionally            substituted alkyl;        -   R^(c) is an alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or heteroaryl;    -   Y is —O—, —SO₂—, —SO₂CH₂—, —SO₂NR⁵—, —N⁺(R¹R²)—, —OC(═O)—,        —NR⁵C(═O)—, —NR⁵C(═O)NR⁶—, —NR⁵C(═O)O—, —OC(═O)O—, —CF₂—, —CHF—,        —CH(CF₃)— or absent;    -   Q is —CH—, —CH₂— or absent;    -   X is —(CHR⁴—O)_(h)—, —(CH₂—CHR⁴—O)_(h)—, —(CHOR³)_(h)—,        —(CH(CH₂OR³))_(h)—, —(CH₂—CR⁴(OR³))_(h)—, or a combination        thereof;    -   h is independently an integer from about 1 to about 1000;    -   V is hydrogen, acyl, alkyl, Z, —SO₃H, —O— or a single bond;    -   n, m, and j are each independently 0 or an integer from 1 to 3;    -   R¹ and R² are each independently selected from the group        consisting of alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, and heteroaryl, each of        which may be optionally substituted; or    -   R¹ and R² together with the nitrogen atom to which they are        attached form a heterocycloalkyl group, each of which may be        optionally substituted;    -   each R³ is independently hydrogen, alkyl, acyl, aryl,        heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocycloalkyl, each of which may        be optionally substituted;    -   each R⁴ is independently hydrogen or alkyl;    -   R⁵ and R⁶ are each independently hydrogen or alkyl;    -   and P is a counterion or absent;        with the proviso that compounds of Formula (IA) do not include        2-(dichloroamino)-2-methylpropan-1-ol,        2-(chloroamino)-2-methylpropan-1-ol,        2-(dibromoamino)-2-methylpropan-1-ol, and        2-(bromoamino)-2-methylpropan-1-ol. In one variation of the        above formulae, h is an integer of 1 to 5, 1 to 10, 1 to 25, 1        to 50 or 1 to 100. In another variation, at least two of n, m,        and j are not 0.

Other aspects of the current disclosure are described below.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art. It must be noted that as used herein and in the appendedclaims, the singular forms “a”, “and”, and “the” include pluralreferents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, e.g.,reference to “the compound” includes a plurality of such compounds andreference to “the assay” includes reference to one or more assays andequivalents thereof known to those skilled in the art, and so forth.

A dash at the front or end of a chemical group is a matter ofconvenience; chemical groups may be depicted with or without one or moreterminal dashes without losing their ordinary meaning. A wavy line drawnthrough a line in a structural formula indicates a point of attachmentof a group. Unless chemically or structurally required, nodirectionality is indicated or implied by the way a chemical group iswritten. For instance, the group “—SO₂CH₂—” is equivalent to “—CH₂SO₂—”and may be connected in either direction.

Also, certain commonly used alternative chemical names may or may not beused. For example, a divalent group such as a divalent “alkyl” group, adivalent “aryl” group, etc., may also be referred to as an “alkylene”group or an “alkylenyl” group, an “arylene” group or an “arylenyl”group, respectively.

As utilized in accordance with the present disclosure, the followingterms, unless otherwise indicated, shall be understood to have thefollowing meanings:

“Alkyl” refers to any aliphatic hydrocarbon group, i.e. any linear,branched or cyclic nonaromatic hydrocarbon group or an isomer orcombination thereof. As used herein, the term “alkyl” includes termsused in the art to describe saturated and unsaturated aliphatichydrocarbon groups with one or more points of attachment, includingalkenyl (an aliphatic group containing at least one carbon-carbon doublebond), alkylene (a divalent aliphatic group), alkynyl (an aliphaticgroup containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond), cycloalkyl (acyclic aliphatic group), alkylcycloalkyl (a linear or branched aliphaticgroup attached to a cyclic aliphatic group), and the like. Alkyl groupsinclude, but are not limited to, methyl; ethyl; propyls such aspropan-1-yl, propan-2-yl (iso-propyl), cyclopropan-1-yl, etc.; butylssuch as butan-1-yl, butan-2-yl (sec-butyl), 2-methyl-propan-1-yl(iso-butyl), 2-methyl-propan-2-yl (t-butyl), cyclobutan-1-yl; pentyls;hexyls; octyls; dodecyls; octadecyls; cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl,methylcyclohexyl, and the like. An alkyl group comprises from 1 to about22 carbon atoms, e.g., from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, i.e. C₁₋₂₂alkyl, e.g.from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or, e.g., from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, i.e.C₁₋₆alkyl.

“Acyl” refers to a group —C(═O)R, where R is hydrogen, alkyl,cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heteroarylor heteroarylalkyl as defined herein, each of which may be optionallysubstituted, as defined herein. Representative examples include, but arenot limited to formyl, acetyl, cylcohexylcarbonyl,cyclohexylmethylcarbonyl, benzoyl, benzyloxycarbonyl and the like.

“Acylamino” (or alternatively “acylamido”) refers to a group—NR¹C(═O)R², where R¹ and R² are each independently hydrogen, alkyl,cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heteroarylor heteroarylalkyl, as defined herein, each of which may be optionallysubstituted, as defined herein. Representative examples include, but arenot limited to, formylamino, acetylamino (i.e., acetamido),cyclohexylcarbonylamino, cyclohexylmethyl-carbonylamino, benzoylamino(i.e., benzamido), benzylaxycarbonylamino and the like.

“Alkoxy” refers to a group —OR where R represents an alkyl or cycloalkylgroup as defined herein, each of which may be optionally substituted, asdefined herein. Representative examples include, but are not limited to,methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, cyclohexyloxy and the like.

“Aryl” refers to a group with one or more aromatic rings. It may be asingle aromatic ring or multiple aromatic rings which are fusedtogether, linked covalently, or linked via one or more such as amethylene or ethylene moiety. Aryls include, but are not limited to,those groups derived from acenaphthylene, anthracene, azulene, benzene,biphenyl, chrysene, cyclopentadienyl anion, diphenylmethyl,fluoranthene, fluorene, indane, indene, naphthalene, perylene,phenalene, phenanthrene, pyrene, triphenylene, and the like. An arylgroup comprises from 5 to about 20 carbon atoms, e.g., from 6 to 20carbon atoms, e.g. from 5 to 10 carbon atoms.

“Compounds” as used herein refers to any of the compounds encompassed byFormula I as disclosed herein. The compounds may be neutral, charged(e.g. cationic or anionic), or in a salt form. The compounds may beidentified by structure and/or by name. If the chemical structure andchemical name conflict, the chemical structure will be determinative ofthe identity of the compound. The compounds may contain one or morechiral centers and/or double bonds and therefore, may exist asstereoisomers, such as double-bond isomers (i.e., geometric isomers),enantiomers or diastereomers. Accordingly, when stereochemistry atchiral centers is not specified, the chemical structures depicted hereinencompass all possible configurations at those chiral centers includingthe stereoisomerically pure form (e.g., geometrically pure,enantiomerically pure or diastereomerically pure) and enantiomeric andstereoisomeric mixtures. Enantiomeric and stereoisomeric mixtures can beresolved into their component enantiomers or stereoisomers usingseparation techniques or chiral synthesis techniques well known to theskilled artisan. The compounds may also exist in several tautomericforms including the enol form, the keto form and mixtures thereof.Accordingly, the chemical structures depicted herein encompass allpossible tautomeric forms of the illustrated compounds. The compoundsalso include isotopically labeled compounds where one or more atoms havean atomic mass different from the atomic mass conventionally found innature. Examples of isotopes that may be incorporated into the compoundsinclude, but are not limited to, ²H, ³H, ¹³C, ¹⁴C, ¹⁵N, ¹⁷O, ¹⁸O, ¹⁸F,³¹P, ³²P, ³⁵S and ³⁶Cl. Compounds may exist in unsolvated forms as wellas solvated forms, including hydrated forms. In general, the neutral,charged, protonated, salt, hydrated, solvated and N-oxide forms arewithin the scope of the present disclosure.

“Counterion” refers to a charged species which balances the charge onthe rest of the molecule. Examples of cationic counterions include, butare not limited to, sodium, potassium, tetramethylammonium, andtetrabutylphosphonium. Examples of anionic counterions include, but arenot limited to, acetate, phosphate, sulfonate, and citrate.

“Derivative” refers to salts, esters, amides, prodrugs, and tautomers ofcompounds described herein, including salts of those esters, amides,prodrugs, and tautomers. Derivatives include pharmaceutically acceptablederivatives, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters andprodrugs.

“Effective amount” refers to the amount of a compound that, whenadministered to a subject, surface or area for treating or preventing amicrobial infection or contamination, is sufficient to effect suchtreatment or prevention. The “effective amount” will vary depending onthe compound, the severity of the condition causing the microbialinfection and the age, weight, etc., of the subject to be treated.

“Electron-withdrawing” refers to one of more atoms or functional groupswhich are electronegative either through a resonance effect or aninductive effect. Examples of such atoms and functional groups include,but are not limited to —CO₂R⁰, —CO—, —NO₂, —SO₃R⁰, —PO₃R⁰R⁰⁰, cyano,halogen (F, Cl, Br, I), and haloalkyl (e.g. —CF₃), where R⁰ and R⁰⁰ areindependently H, alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, or heteroaryl group, asdefined herein, each of which may be optionally and independentlysubstituted.

“Group” when used in a chemical context, refers to a chemical group,moiety or radical.

“Halide” refers to a halogen bearing a negative charge, includingfluoride, chloride, bromide, and iodide.

“Halo” refers to a halogen, including fluoro, chloro, bromo, and iodo.

“Heteroalkyl” refers to an alkyl group in which one or more of thecarbon atoms (and any associated hydrogen atoms) are each independentlyreplaced with the same or different a heteroatomic group. Heteroatomsinclude, but are not limited to, N, P, O, S, etc. Heteroatomic groupsinclude, but are not limited to, —NR⁰—, —O—, —S—, —PH—, —P(O)₂—, —S(O)—,—S(O)₂—, and the like, where R⁰ is defined above. The term “heteroalkyl”includes heterocycloalkyl (a cyclic heteroalkyl group),alkyl-heterocycloalkyl (a linear or branched aliphatic group attached toa cyclic heteroalkyl group), and the like. Heteroalkyl groups include,but are not limited to, —OCH₃, —CH₂OCH₃, —SCH₃, —CH₂SCH₃, —NR⁰CH₃,—CH₂NR⁰⁰CH₃, and the like, where R⁰ and R⁰⁰ are defined above. Aheteroalkyl group comprises from 1 to about 22 carbon and hetero atoms,e.g., from 1 to 22 carbon and heteroatoms, e.g. from 1 to 12 carbon andhetero atoms, e.g., from 1 to 6 carbon and hetero atoms. Aheterocycloalkyl group may also contain a charged heteroatom or group,e.g., a quaternized ammonium group such as —N⁺(R)₂— wherein R is alkyl,e.g., methyl, ethyl, etc. Heterocycloalkyl groups include, but are notlimited to, groups derived from epoxides, imidazolidine, morpholine,piperazine, piperidine, pyrazolidine, piperidine, pyrrolidine,quinuclidine, N-bromopyrrolidine, N-bromopiperidine,N-chloropyrrolidine, N-chloropiperidine, an N,N-dialkylpyrrolidinium,such as N,N-dimethylpyrrolidinium, a N,N-dialkylpiperidinium such asN,N-dimethylpiperidium, and the like. The heterocycloalkyl groupcomprises from 3 to about 10 carbon and hetero atoms in the ring.

“Heteroaryl” refers to an aryl group in which one or more of the carbonatoms (and any associated hydrogen atoms) are each independentlyreplaced with the same or different heteroatomic groups, as definedabove. Heteroaryl groups include, but are not limited to, groups derivedfrom acridine, carbazole, carboline, cinnoline, furan, imidazole,indazole, indole, indoline, indolizine, isobenzofuran, isochromene,isoindole, isoindoline, isoquinoline, isothiazole, isoxazole,naphthyridine, oxadiazole, oxazole, perimidine, phenanthridine,phenanthroline, phenazine, phthalazine, pteridine, purine, pyran,pyrazine, pyrazole, pyridazine, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrrole,pyrrolizine, quinazoline, quinoline, quinolizine, quinoxaline,tetrazole, thiadiazole, thiazole, thiophene, triazole, xanthene, and thelike. A heteroaryl group comprises from 5 to about 20 atoms, e.g., from5 to 20 atoms, e.g. from 5 to 10 atoms.

“Optionally” means that the subsequently defined event or circumstancemay or may not occur, and that the description includes instances wherethe event or circumstance occurs and instances in which it does not. Forexample, an “optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl” refers to anaryl or heteroaryl group, either of which may be substituted (as definedbelow) or not.

“Pharmaceutically acceptable” refers to that which is useful inpreparing a pharmaceutical composition that is generally safe,non-toxic, and neither biologically nor otherwise undesirable, andincludes that which is acceptable for veterinary or human pharmaceuticaluse.

“Pharmaceutically acceptable salt” refers to a salt of a compound thatis pharmaceutically acceptable and that possesses (or can be convertedto a form that possesses) the desired pharmacological activity of theparent compound. Such salts include acid addition salts formed withinorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuricacid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like; or formed with organicacids such as acetic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, benzoic acid,camphorsulfonic acid, citric acid, ethanesulfonic acid, fumaric acid,glucoheptonic acid, gluconic acid, lactic acid, maleic acid, malonicacid, mandelic acid, methanesulfonic acid, 2-napththalenesulfonic acid,oleic acid, palmitic acid, propionic acid, stearic acid, succinic acid,tartaric acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, trimethylacetic acid, and thelike, and salts formed when an acidic proton present in the parentcompound is replaced by either a metal ion, e.g., an alkali metal ion,an alkaline earth ion, or an aluminum ion; or coordinates with anorganic base such as diethanolamine, triethanolamine, N-methylglucamineand the like. Also included in this definition are ammonium andsubstituted or quaternized ammonium salts. Representative non-limitinglists of pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be found in S. M. Bergeet al., J. Pharma Sci, 66(1), 1-19 (1977), and Remington: The Scienceand Practice of Pharmacy, R. Hendrickson, ed., 21st edition, Lippincott,Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pa., (2005), at p. 732, Table 38-5,both of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.

“Pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” refers to a pharmaceuticallyacceptable diluent, adjuvant, excipient or vehicle and the like withwhich a compound is combined and/or administered.

“Pharmaceutical composition” as used herein comprises one or morecompounds of Formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

“Prevent”, “preventing” and “prevention” of a microbial infection referto reducing the risk of a subject from developing a microbial infection,or reducing the frequency or severity of a microbial infection in asubject.

“Prodrug” and “prodrugs” refer to compounds that are rapidly transformedin vivo to yield a compound of the Formulae describe herein, for exampleby hydrolysis (chemical or enzymatic). By way of example but notlimitation, one type of prodrug is esters, for example esters derivedfrom pharmaceutically acceptable aliphatic carboxylic acids such asformates, acetates, propionates, butyrates, acrylates, ethylsuccinates,and the like. Further examples of prodrugs can be found in J. Rautio etal. Prodrugs: design and clinical applications, Nat. Rev. Drug Discov.,7, 255-270 (2008).

“Protecting group” refers to a group of atoms that when attached to areactive functional group in a molecule masks, reduces or preventsreactivity of the functional group. Examples of protecting groups can befound in P. G. M. Wuts and T. W. Greene, Greene's Protective Groups inOrganic Synthesis (4th Ed.), Wiley-Interscience, (2006), and Harrison etal., Compendium of Synthetic Organic Methods, Vols. 1-8 (John Wiley andSons, 1971-1996). For example, representative amino protecting groupsinclude, but are not limited to, formyl, acetyl, trifluoroacetyl,benzyl, benzyloxycarbonyl (“CBZ”, “Cbz”), tert-butoxycarbonyl (“Boc”),trimethylsilyl (“TMS”), 2-trimethylsilyl-ethanesulfonyl (“SES”), trityland substituted trityl groups, allyloxycarbonyl,9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (“FMOC”), nitro-veratryloxycarbonyl(“NVOC”) and the like. Representative hydroxy protecting groups include,but are not limited to, those where the hydroxy group is either acylatedor alkylated such as benzyl, and trityl ethers as well as alkyl ethers,tetrahydropyranyl ethers, trialkylsilyl ethers and allyl ethers.

“Subject” refers to humans and wild or domestic animals including,without limitation, horses, cattle, swine, birds, dogs, cats,monotremes, and the like.

“Substituted” as in, for example, “substituted alkyl,” refers to agroup, for example an alkyl group, wherein one or more hydrogens (e.g.,from 1 to 5, e.g., from 1 to 3) have been independently replaced withone or more substituents including, but not limited to, acylamino,alkoxy, alkyl, amino, amidino, aryl, carboxyl, carbamoyl, cyano,cycloalkyl, guanidino, halo, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl,hydroxyl, imidino, imino, nitro, oxamidino, oxo, methoxamidino,sulfonamido, thio, thioamido, an electron-withdrawing group, or acombination thereof.

“Treat”, “treating” and “treatment” of a microbial infection orcontamination refer to reducing the frequency or severity of symptoms ofa microbial infection (including eliminating them), or avoiding orreducing the chances of the occurrence of a microbial infection, orkilling or inhibiting the growth of bacteria, fungus or virus orassociated biofilm.

The following abbreviations may also be used: APCI: atmospheric pressurechemical ionization; Boc₂O: di-tert-butyl dicarbonate; Cmpd: compound;DCM: dichloromethane, also known as methylene chloride; DIEA:diisopropylethylamine; DMF: N,N-dimethylformamide; EDT: ethanedithiol;ESI: electrospray ionization; EtOAc: ethyl acetate; EtOH: ethanol; h:hour; HPLC: high pressure liquid chromatography; LCMS: high pressureliquid chromatography with mass spectrometer detector; MeOH: methanol;m/z: mass to charge ratio; NMR: nuclear magnetic resonance; pos:positive; PTFE: polytetrafluoroethylene; RT or rt: room temperature;sat.: saturated; TFA: trifluoroacetic acid; TLC: thin layerchromatography. Other abbreviations commonly used in the art may also beused.

The present application includes the compounds in Tables 1 and 2, herebyidentified by name, structure, and reference number. These and othercompounds may be named or depicted with or without a particular counterion (e.g., Na⁺, Cl⁻ etc.). It will nevertheless be understood that inthose cases, the associated cation and any other salt form (e.g., thecorresponding bromide, carbonate, hydroxide, etc.), as well as theparticular salt named or depicted, may also be contemplated and arewithin the scope of this disclosure.

TABLE 1 Name (Compound Number) Structure dichloro[1-({2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)-2- methylpropan-2-yl]amine (38-01)

chloro[1-({2-[2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)-2-methylpropan-2-yl]amine (38-02)

2-{2-[2-(2-{[2-(dichloroamino)-2- methylpropane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethan-1-ol (38-03)

2-{2-[2-(2-{[2-(chloroamino)-2- methylpropane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethan-1-ol (38-04)

dichloro[4-({2-[2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]amine (38-05)

chloro[4-({2-[2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]amine (38-06)

2-{2-[2-(2-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethan-1-ol (38-07)

2-{2-[2-(2-{[3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethan-1-ol (38-08)

dichloro[5-({2-[2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)-2-methylpentan-2-yl]amine (38-09)

chloro[5-({2-[2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)-2-methylpentan-2-yl]amine (38-10)

2-{2-[2-(2-{[4-(dichloroamino)-4- methylpentane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethan-1-ol (38-11)

2-{2-[2-(2-{[4-(chloroamino)-4- methylpentane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethan-1-ol (38-12)

31-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29- decaoxahentriacontane (38-13)

31-{[3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29- decaoxahentriacontane (38-14)

62{[3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60-icosaoxadohexacontane (38-15)

62-{[3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60-icosaoxadohexacontane (38-16)

93-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60,64,67,70,73,76,79,82,85,88,91- triacontaoxatrinonacontane(38-17)

93-{[3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60,64,67,70,73,76,79,82,85,88,91- triacontaoxatrinonacontane(38-18)

2-(2-(dichloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)ethanol (38-19)

2-(2-(chloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)ethanol (38-20)

3-(2-(dichloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol (38-21)

3-(2-(chloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol (38-22)

4-(2-(dichloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol (38-23)

4-(2-(chloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol (38-24)

2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethanol (38-25)

2-(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethanol (38-26)

3-(2-(dichloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol (38-27)

3-(2-(chloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol (38-28)

4-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol (38-29)

4-(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol (38-30)

2-(4-(dichloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)ethanol (38-31)

2-(4-(chloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)ethanol (38-32)

3-(4-(dichloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol (38-33)

3-(4-(chloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol (38-34)

4-(4-(dichloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol (38-35)

4-(4-(chloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol (38-36)

11-(4-(dichloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)undecane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decaol (38-37)

11-(4-(chloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)undecane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decaol (38-38)

21-(4-(dichloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)henicosan-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19, 20-icosaol (38-39)

21-(4-(chloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)henicosan-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19, 20-icosaol (38-40)

31-(4-(dichloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)hentriacontane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30-triacontaol (38-41)

31-(4-(chloroamino)-4- methylpentylsulfonyl)hentriacontane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30-triacontaol (38-42)

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (38-43)

3-(chloroamino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (38-44)

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium 4- methylbenzenesulfonate (38-45)

3-(chloroamino)-N-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium 4- methylbenzenesulfonate (38-46)

2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethyl acetate (38-47)

2-(3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethyl acetate (38-48)

3-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-2- hydroxypropyl acetate(38-49)

3-(3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-2- hydroxypropyl acetate(38-50)

3-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diyl diacetate(38-51)

3-(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diyl diacetate(38-52)

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (38-53)

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (38-54)

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium chloride (38-55)

3-(chloroamino)-N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (38-56)

2-(2-(dichloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)ethyl acetate (38-57)

2-(2-(chloroamino)-2-methylpropylsulfonyl)ethyl acetate (38-58)

2-(2-(2-(dichloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethyl acetate(38-59)

2-(2-(2-(chloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethyl acetate(38-60)

2-(2-(2-(2-(dichloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylacetate (38-61)

2-(2-(2-(2-(chloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylacetate (38-62)

2-{2-[2-(2-{[2-(dichloroamino)-2-methylpropane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy} ethyl acetate (38-63)

2-{2-[2-(2-{[2-(chloroamino)-2-methylpropane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy} ethyl acetate (38-64)

1-((1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-N,N-dichloro-2-methylpropan- 2-amine (38-65)

1-((1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-N,N-chloro-2-methylpropan- 2-amine (38-66)

4-((1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-N,N-dichloro-2-methylbutan- 2-amine (38-67)

4-((1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-N,N-chloro-2-methylbutan-2- amine (38-68)

2-(2-(2-(dichloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethanesulfonicacid (38-69)

2-(2-(2-(chloroamino)-2- methylpropylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid(38-70)

2-(2-(2-(2-(dichloroamino)-2-methylpropylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (38-71)

2-(2-(2-(2-(chloroamino)-2-methylpropylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (38-72)

2-(2-(2-(2-(2-(dichloroamino)-2-methylpropylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy) ethanesulfonic acid (38-73)

2-(2-(2-(2-(2-(chloroamino)-2-methylpropylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy) ethanesulfonic acid (38-74)

4-((1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-N,N-dichloro-2-methylbutan- 2-amine (38-75)

4-((1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-N,N-chloro-2-methylbutan-2- amine (38-76)

4-((1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclopentadecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-N,N-dichloro-2-methylbutan- 2-amine (38-77)

4-((1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclopentadecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-N,N-chloro-2-methylbutan-2- amine (38-78)

2-(2-(2-(2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (38-79)

2-(2-(2-(2-(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (38-80)

2-(2-(2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (38-81)

2-(2-(2-(3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (38-82)

2-(2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethanesulfonicacid (38-83)

2-(2-(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid(38-84)

2-(2-(2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol(38-85)

2-(2-(2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol(38-86)

2-(2-(2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylacetate (38-87)

2-(2-(2-(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylacetate (38-88)

dichloro[4-({2-[2-(2- ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]amine (38-89)

chloro[4-({2-[2-(2- ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]amine (38-90)

{4-[(2-{2-[2-(tert- butoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethane)sulfonyl]-2-methylbutan-2-yl}dichloroamine (38-91)

{4-[(2-{2-[2-(tert- butoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethane)sulfonyl]-2-methylbutan-2-yl}dichloroamine (38-92)

4-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,3-diol (38-93)

4-(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,3-diol (38-94)

6-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)hexane-1,3,5-triol (38-95)

6-(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)hexane-1,3,5-triol (38-96)

6-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)hexane-1,2,3,5-tetraol(38-97)

6-(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)hexane-1,2,3,5-tetraol (38-98)

1-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-3-(2-hydroxyethoxy)propan-2-ol (38-99)

1-(3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-3-(2-hydroxyethoxy)propan-2-ol (38-100)

N,N-dichloro-13-methyl-2,5,8,11- tetraoxatetradecan-13-amine (38-101)

N-chloro-13-methyl-2,5,8,11- tetraoxatetradecan-13-amine (38-102)

N,N-dichloro-16-methyl-2,5,8,11,14- pentaoxaheptadecan-16-amine (38-103)

N-chloro-16-methyl-2,5,8,11,14- pentaoxaheptadecan-16-amine (38-104)

8-(dichloroamino)-8-methylnonane-1,2,3,4,5,6- hexaol (38-105)

8-(chloroamino)-8-methylnonane-1,2,3,4,5,6- hexaol (38-106)

8-(dichloroamino)-8-methylnonane-1,2,3,4,5- pentaol (38-107)

8-(chloroamino)-8-methylnonane-1,2,3,4,5- pentaol (38-108)

1,6-bis(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)hexane-2,3,4,5-tetraol(38- 109)

1,6-bis(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)hexane-2,3,4,5-tetraol(38- 110)

299{[3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60,63,66,69,72,75,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126,129,132,135,138,141,144,147,150,153,156,159,162,165,168,171,174,177,180,183,186,189,192,195,198,201,204,207,210,213,216,219,222,225,228,231,234,237,240,243,246,249,252,255,258,261,264,267,270,273,276,279,282,285,288,291,294,297-nonanonacontaoxa299n-1-ol (38-111)

299-{[3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60,63,66,69,72,75,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126,129,132,135,138,141,144,147,150,153,156,159,162,165,168,171,174,177,180,183,186,189,192,195,198,201,204,207,210,213,216,219,222,225,228,231,234,237,240,243,246,249,252,255,258,261,264,267,270,273,276,279,282,285,288,291,294,297-nonanonacontaoxa299n-1-ol (38-112)

301-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134,137,140,143,146,149,152,155,158,161,164,167,170,173,176,179,182,185,188,191,194,197,200,203,206,209,212,215,218,221,224,227,230,233,236,239,242,245,248,251,254,257,260,263,266,269,272,275,278,281,284,287, 290,293,296,299-100oxa301ne(38-113)

301-{[3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134,137,140,143,146,149,152,155,158,161,164,167,170,173,176,179,182,185,188,191,194,197,200,203,206,209,212,215,218,221,224,227,230,233,236,239,242,245,248,251,254,257,260,263,266,269,272,275,278,281,284,287, 290,293,296,299-100oxa301ne(38-114)

299-{[3-(dibromoamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60,63,66,69,72,75,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126,129,132,135,138,141,144,147,150,153,156,159,162,165,168,171,174,177,180,183,186,189,192,195,198,201,204,207,210,213,216,219,222,225,228,231,234,237,240,243,246,249,252,255,258,261,264,267,270,273,276,279,282,285,288,291,294,297-nonanonacontaoxa299n-1-ol (38-115)

299-{[3-(bromoamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60,63,66,69,72,75,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126,129,132,135,138,141,144,147,150,153,156,159,162,165,168,171,174,177,180,183,186,189,192,195,198,201,204,207,210,213,216,219,222,225,228,231,234,237,240,243,246,249,252,255,258,261,264,267,270,273,276,279,282,285,288,291,294,297-nonanonacontaoxa299n-1-ol (38-116)

301-{[3-(dibromoamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134,137,140,143,146,149,152,155,158,161,164,167,170,173,176,179,182,185,188,191,194,197,200,203,206,209,212,215,218,221,224,227,230,233,236,239,242,245,248,251,254,257,260,263,266,269,272,275,278,281,284,287, 290,293,296,299-100oxa301ne(38-117)

301-{[3-(bromoamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134,137,140,143,146,149,152,155,158,161,164,167,170,173,176,179,182,185,188,191,194,197,200,203,206,209,212,215,218,221,224,227,230,233,236,239,242,245,248,251,254,257,260,263,266,269,272,275,278,281,284,287,290, 293,296,299-100oxa301ne(38-118)

dichloro({4-[(2-{2-[2-(2-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethane)sulfonyl]-2-methylbutan-2-yl}amine (38-119)

chloro({4-[(2-{2-[2-(2-{[3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethane)sulfonyl]-2-methylbutan- 2-yl}amine (38-120)

dichloro[4-(32-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30- decaoxadotriacontane-1-sulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]amine (38-121)

chloro[4-(32-{[3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30- decaoxadotriacontane-1-sulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]amine (38-122)

dichloro[4-(302-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60,63,66,69,72,75,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126,129,132,135,138,141,144,147,150,153,156,159,162,165,168,171,174,177,180,183,186,189,192,195,198,201,204,207,210,213,216,219,222,225,228,231,234,237,240,243,246,249,252,255,258,261,264,267,270,273,276,279,282,285,288,291,294,297,300-100oxa302ne-1-sulfonyl)-2- methylbutan-2-yl]amine (38-123)

chloro[4-(302-{[3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60,63,66,69,72,75,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126,129,132,135,138,141,144,147,150,153,156,159,162,165,168,171,174,177,180,183,186,189,192,195,198,201,204,207,210,213,216,219,222,225,228,231,234,237,240,243,246,249,252,255,258,261,264,267,270,273,276,279,282,285,288,291,294,297,300-100oxa302ne-1-sulfonyl)-2- methylbutan-2-yl]amine(38-124)

dibromo({4-[(2-{2-[2-(2-{[3-(dibromoamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethane)sufonyl]-2-methylbutan-2-yl})amine (38 125)

bromo({4-[(2-{2-[2-(2-{[3-(bromoamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethane)sufonyl]-2-methylbutan-2-yl})amine (38 126)

dibromo[4-(32-{[3-(dibromoamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30- decaoxadotriacontane-1-sulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]amine (38-127)

bromo[4-(32-{[3-(bromoamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30- decaoxadotriacontane-1-sulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]amine (38-128)

dibromo[4-(302-{[3-(dibromoamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60,63,66,69,72,75,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126,129,132,135,138,141,144,147,150,153,156,159,162,165,168,171,174,177,180,183,186,189,192,195,198,201,204,207,210,213,216,219,222,225,228,231,234,237,240,243,246,249,252,255,258,261,264,267,270,273,276,279,282,285,288,291,294,297,300-100oxa302ne-1-sulfonyl)-2- methylbutan-2-yl]amine(38-129)

bromo[4-(302{[3-(bromoamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,60,63,66,69,72,75,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126,129,132,135,138,141,144,147,150,153,156,159,162,165,168,171,174,177,180,183,186,189,192,195,198,201,204,207,210,213,216,219,222,225,228,231,234,237,240,243,246,249,252,255,258,261,264,267,270,273,276,279,282,285,288,291,294,297,300-100oxa302ne-1-sulfonyl)-2- methylbutan-2-yl]amine(38-130)

136-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa136ne (38-131)

136-{[3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa136ne (38-132)

N-(2-butoxyethyl)-3-(dichloroamino)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (38-133)

N-(2-butoxyethyl)-3-(chloroamino)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (38-134)

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-(hexyloxy)ethyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminium4- methylbenzenesulfonate (38-135)

3-(chloroamino)-N-(2-(hexyloxy)ethyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (38-136)

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(3-methoxypropyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (38-137)

3-(chloroamino)-N-(3-methoxypropyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (38-138)

1-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)propan-2-ol (38- 139)

1-(3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)propan-2-ol (38-140)

2-((3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)methyl)-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol (38-141)

2-((3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)methyl)-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol (38-142)

2-((3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)methyl)-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol (38-143)

2-((3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)methyl)-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol (38-144)

3-(3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,4-triol (38-145)

3-(3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,4-triol (38-146)

13-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecane (38-147)

13-{[3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecane (38-148)

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-N,3- dimethylbutane-1-sulfonamide(38-149)

3-(chloroamino)-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-N,3- dimethylbutane-1-sulfonamide(38-150)

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminium(38-151)

3-(chloroamino)-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-N,N,3- trimethylbutan-1-aminium(38-152)

4-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-4- methylpentanamide (38-153)

4-(chloroamino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-4- methylpentanamide (38-154)

4-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,4- dimethylpentanamide (38-155)

4-(chloroamino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,4- dimethylpentanamide (38-156)

N-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutyl)-3- methoxypropanamide (38-157)

N-(3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutyl)-3- methoxypropanamide (38-158)

16-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-(dichloroamino)-2-methylpropyl)-N,N,13,16-tetramethyl-12-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-13-azaheptadecan-1-aminium chloride (38-159)

16-(chloroamino)-N-(2-(chloroamino)-2-methylpropyl)-N,N,13,16-tetramethyl-12-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-13-azaheptadecan-1-aminium chloride (38-160)

2-hydroxyethyl 3-(dichloroamino)-3- methylbutylcarbamate (38-161)

2-hydroxyethyl 3-(chloroamino)-3- methylbutylcarbamate (38-162)

3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutyl 2- hydroxyethylcarbamate (38-163)

3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutyl 2- hydroxyethylcarbamate (38-164)

N,N-dichloro-5-fluoro-7-(2-methoxyethoxy)-2- methylheptan-2-amine(38-165)

N-chloro-5-fluoro-7-(2-methoxyethoxy)-2- methylheptan-2-amine (38-166)

N,N-dichloro-5,5-difluoro-7-(2-methoxyethoxy)- 2-methylheptan-2-amine(38-167)

N-chloro-5,5-difluoro-7-(2-methoxyethoxy)-2- methylheptan-2-amine(38-168)

N,N-dichloro-7-(2-methoxyethoxy)-2-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)heptan-2-amine (38-169)

N-chloro-7-(2-methoxyethoxy)-2-methyl-5- (trifluoromethyl)heptan-2-amine(38-170)

3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutan-1-ol (38-171)

3-(chloroamino)-3-methylbutan-1-ol (38-172)

4-(dichloroamino)-4-methylpentan-1-ol (38-173)

4-(chloroamino)-4-methylpentan-1-ol (38-174)

TABLE 2 Name (Compound No.) Structure1-chloro-3-(2-methoxyethyl)-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(39-01)

1-chloro-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(39-02)

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-03)

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-04)

1-bromo-3-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-05)

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-06)

1-bromo-3-(2-(2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-07)

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-(2- ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-08)

1-bromo-3-(2-(2-(2- ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-09)

2-(2-(2-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl acetate (39-10)

3-(2-(2-(2-tert-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl-1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-11)

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yl)imidazolidin-4-one (39- 12)

1-bromo-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yl)imidazolidin-4-one (39- 13)

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-(2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-14)

1-bromo-3-(2-(2-(2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-15)

1-chloro-3-(2,5,8,11,14-pentaoxahexadecan-16-yl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-16)

1-bromo-3-(2,5,8,11,14-pentaoxahexadecan-16-yl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-17)

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3- (2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxanonadecan-19-yl)imidazolidin-4-one (39-18)

1-bromo-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3- (2,5,8,11,17-hexaoxanonadecan-19-yl)imidazolidin-4-one (39-19)

1-bromo-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29-decaoxahentriacontan-31-yl)-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(39-20)

1-bromo-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29-decaoxahentriacontan-31-yl)-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(39-21)

11-chloro-3- (2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59-icosaoxahenhexacontan-61-yl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-22)

1-bromo-3- (2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59-icosaoxahenhexacontan-61-yl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-23)

1-chloro-3- (2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89-triacontaoxahennonacontan-91-yl)-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(39-24)

1-bromo-3- (2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89-triacontaoxahennonacontan-91-yl)-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(39-25)

1-chloro-3-[2-({2-[2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)ethyl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-26)

1-chloro-3-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(39-27)

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,3,4-trihydroxybutyl)imidazaolidin-4-one (39-28)

1-chloro-2,2,5,5,-tetramethyl-3-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentyl)imidazolidin-4-one (39-29)

3,3′-(2,2′-(ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy))bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(1-chloro-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one) (39-30)

3,3′-(2,2′-(ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy))bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(1-bromo-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one) (39-31)

3,3′-(2,2′-(2,2′-oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl)bis(oxy))bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one) (39-32)

3,3′-(2,2′-(2,2′-oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl)bis(oxy))bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(1-bromo-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one) (39-33)

1-chloro-3-[14-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12- tetraoxatetradecan-1-yl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-34)

1-bromo-3-[14-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12- tetraoxatetradecan-1-yl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-35)

1-chloro-3-[17-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12,15- pentaoxaheptadecan-1-yl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-36)

1-bromo-3-[17-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12,15- pentaoxaheptadecan-1-yl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-37)

1-chloro-3-[21-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12,15,19- hexaoxahenicosan-1-yl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-38)

1-bromo-3-[21-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12,15,19- hexaoxahenicosan-1-y]-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-39)

1-chloro-3-[23-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12,15,18,21- heptaoxatricosan-1-yl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-40)

1-bromo-3-[23-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12,15,18,21- heptaoxatricosan-1-yl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-41)

2-(2-(2-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5- oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (39-42)

2-(2-(2-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5- oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (39-43)

2-(2-(2-(2-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5- oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (39-44)

2-(2-(2-(2-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5- oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (39-45)

14-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5- oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecane-1-sulfonic acid (39-46)

14-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5- oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecane-1-sulfonic acid (39-47)

17-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5- oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxaheptadecane-1-sulfonic acid (39-48)

17-(3-chloro-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5- oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxaheptadecane-1-sulfonic acid (39-49)

1-chloro-4-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (39-50)

1-bromo-4-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (39-51)

1-chloro-4-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (39-52)

1-bromo-4-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (39-53)

4-(2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yloxy)-1-chloro-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (39-54)

4-(2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yloxy)-1-bromo-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (39-55)

2-(2-(2-(2-(1-chloro-2,2,6,6- tetramethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (39-56)

2-(2-(2-(2-(1-bromo-2,2,6,6- tetramethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (39-57)

2-(2-(2-(1-chloro-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol (39-58)

2-(2-(2-(1-bromo-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol (39-59)

2-(2-(2-(1-chloro-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (39-60)

2-(2-(2-(1-bromo-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid (39-61)

2-(2-(2-(1-chloro-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-ylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol (39-62)

2-(2-(2-(1-bromo-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-ylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol (39-63)

3-chloro-4-((2-hydroxyethylsulfonyl)methyl)-4- methyloxazolidin-2-one(39-64)

3-chloro-4-((2,3- dihydroxypropylsulfonyl)methyl)-4-methyloxazolidin-2-one (39-65)

3-chloro-4-methyl-4-((2,3,4-trihydroxybutylsulfonyl)methyl)oxazolidin-2- one (39-66)

3-chloro-4-[({2-[2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)methyl]-4-methyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (39-67)

3-chloro-4-[({2-[2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethane}sulfonyl)methyl]-4-methyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (39-68)

3-chloro-4-methyl-4-[(2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecane-13-sulfonyl)methyl]-1,3- oxazolidin-2-one (39-69)

3-chloro-4-{[(2-{2-[2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethane)sulfonyl]methyl}-4-methyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (39-70)

2-{2-[2-(2-{[(3-chloro-4-methyl-2-oxo-1,3- oxazolidin-4-yl)methane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy} ethane-1-sulfonic acid (39-71)

3-chloro-4-{[(2-{2-[2-(2-{[(3-chloro-4-methyl-2- oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-4-yl)methane]sulfonyl}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethane)sulfonyl]methyl}-4-methyl-1,3-oxazolidin- 2-one (39-72)

3-chloro-4-((2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)methyl)-4-methyloxazolidin-2-one (39-73)

4-chloro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3- dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione (39-74)

4-chloro-1-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-3,3-dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione (39-75)

4-chloro-1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-3,3- dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione(39-76)

4-chloro-1,3-dimethyl-1-(2,3,4- trihydroxybutyl)piperazine-2,5-dione(39-77)

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-5,5-dimethylpiperazine-2,4-dione (39-78)

1-chloro-3-(2-((2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)sulfonyl)ethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (39-79)

3-chloro-1-(2-((2-(2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)sulfonyl)ethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one (39-80)

4-chloro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3,5,5- tetramethylpiperazin-2-one (39-81)

4-chloro-1-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazin-2-one (39-82)

4-chloro-1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-3,3,5,5- tetramethylpiperazin-2-one(39-83)

4-chloro-3,3,5,5-tetramethyl-1-(2,3,4- trihydroxybutyl)piperazin-2-one(39-84)

2-(3-chloro-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)- N,N-dimethylethanaminium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (39-85)

1-chloro-N,N,2,2,6,6-hexamethyl-N-(2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yl)piperidin-4-aminium 4- methylbenzenesulfonate(39-86)

1-bromo-N,N,2,2,6,6-hexamethyl-N-(2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yl)piperidin-4-aminium 4- methylbenzenesulfonate(39-87)

1-chloro-N,N,2,2,6,6-hexamethyl-N-(2-(2-(2-(2-sulfoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)piperidin- 4-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (39-88)

1-bromo-N,N,2,2,6,6-hexamethyl-N-(2-(2-(2-(2-sulfoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)piperidin- 4-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (39-89)

1-chloro-N-(2-(2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,2,2,6,6-hexamethylpiperidin-4-aminium 4- methylbenzenesulfonate (39-90)

1-bromo-N-(2-(2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,2,2,6,6-hexamethylpiperidin-4-aminium 4- methylbezenesulfonate (39-91)

1-chloro-N,N,2,2,6,6-hexamethyl-N-(2-(2-(2-sulfoethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)piperidin-4-aminium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate(39-92)

1-bromo-N,N,2,2,6,6-hexamethyl-N-(2-(2-(2-sulfoethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)piperidin-4-aminium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate(39-93)

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3- (2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116-nonatriacontaoxaoctadecahextan-118- yl)imidazolidin-4-one (39-94)

2-bromo-5-{2-[2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl}-3,3-dimethyl-1λ⁶,2,5-thiazolidine-1,1-dione (39-95)

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-hydroxyethylsulfonyl)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-96)

2-chloro-5-{2-[2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl}-3,3-dimethyl-1λ⁶,2,5-thiadiazolidine-1,1-dione (39-97)

3-(3-(2-(2-tert-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)propyl)-1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-98)

1-bromo-3-(3-(2-(2-tert- butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)propyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-99)

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-100)

1-bromo-3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-101)

4-chloro-1-(2-(2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-3,3-dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione (39-102)

4-bromo-1-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-3,3-dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione (39-103)

4-chloro-1-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazine-2,6-dione (39-104)

4-bromo-1-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazine-2,6-dione (39-105)

4-chloro-1-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-1,3,3,5,5-pentamethylpiperazin-1-ium chloride (39-106)

4-bromo-1-(2-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-1,3,3,5,5-pentamethylpiperazin-1-ium bromide (39-107)

4-chloro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3,5,5- tetramethylpiperazin-2-one (39-108)

4-bromo-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3,5,5- tetramethylpiperazin-2-one (39-109)

2-(3-chloro-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)- N,N-dimethylethanaminium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (39-110)

2-(3-bromo-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)- N,N-dimethylethanaminium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (39-111)

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-112)

1-bromo-3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-113)

1-chloro-3-(3-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)propyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-114)

1-bromo-3-(3-(2-(2- methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)propyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-115)

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3- (2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41-tetradecaoxatritetracontan-43-yl)imidazolidin- 4-one (39-116)

1-bromo-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3- (2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41-tetradecaoxatritetracontan-43-yl)imidazolidin- 4-one (39-117)

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116- nonatriacontaoxaoctadecahectan-118-yl)imidazolidin-4-one (39-118)

1-bromo-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116- nonatriacontaoxaoctadecahectan-118-yl)imidazolidin-4-one (39-119)

1-chloro-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)imidazolidin-2-one (39-120)

1-bromo-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)imidazolidin-2-one (39-121)

3-chloro-5-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4- dimethyloxazolidin-2-one (39-122)

3-chloro-6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,4-dimethyl-1,3- oxazinan-2-one (39-123)

3-chloro-4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4- dimethylimidazolidin-2-one (39-124)

1-chloro-3-(4-hydroxybutyl)-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(39-125)

3-(((1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)methyl)-1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-126)

3-chloro-4,4-dimethyl-1-(2- (((2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-2- yl)methylsulfonyl)ethyl)imidazolidin-2-one(39- 127)

3-chloro-4-((2,3-dihydroxy-5-(2- methoxyethoxy)pentylsulfonyl)methyl)-4-methyloxazolidin-2-one (39-128)

1-chloro-3-(6,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11,14- pentaoxahexadecan-16-yl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (39-129)

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2-(((2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6- methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)ethyl)imidazolidin-4-one (39- 130)

1-chloro-3-(6,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11,14- pentaoxahexadecan-16-yl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (39-131)

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3- (2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41-tetradecaoxatritetracontan-43-yl)imidazolidin- 4-one (39-132)

1-chloro-3-(4-hydroxybutyl)-2,2,5,5- tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(39-133)

Compounds described herein may contain one or more polyethylene glycol(PEG) groups (polymers of ethylene oxide). The size of the PEG groupscan be characterized by molecular formula, the number of monomer units,or by average molecular weight. It is well known in the art that PEG isavailable in a wide range of lengths or average molecular weights, andthat PEG characterized by average molecular weight will have somedistribution in the exact number of monomers in each polymer. SuitablePEG groups are available from Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and otherchemical suppliers. In general, and without limiting the scope of thisdisclosure, compounds described herein may have from about 1 to about1000 monomers, or PEG groups with average molecular weights from about44 to about 44,000. For example, compound 38-1 contains 2 ethylene oxidegroups (in this compound, X is —(OCH₂CH₂)_(h)— wherein h is 3, and V ismethyl). By way of further example, compound 38-125 has a PEG group withan average molecular weight of about 2000 (an average of about 43monomers). By way of further example, compound 38-113 has 100 ethyleneoxide groups. By way of further example, compound 39-4 contains 2ethylene oxide groups (in this compound, X is —(OCH₂CH₂)_(h)— wherein his 2, and V is methyl). By way of further example, compound 39-24 has aPEG group with an average molecular weight of about 1276 (an average ofabout 29 monomers). By way of further example, compound 39-23 has 19ethylene oxide groups.

Certain compounds described herein may contain more than one polyolgroup. For example, compound 38-97 may be described as containing fourpolyol groups, two two-carbon groups and two one-carbon groups, andterminates in a hydrogen (i.e., following the description of Formula I,X is —CH₂CHOH—, —CH₂CHOH—, —CHOH—, and —CHOH—; and V is H). By way offurther example, compound 39-29 may be described as containing threepolyol groups, three one-carbon groups, and terminates in a hydrogen(i.e., following the description of Formula I, X is (CHOR³)_(h) where R³is H and h is 3; and V is H).

Furthermore, certain compounds described herein may be described ascopolymers or block copolymers. That is, in compounds of Formula Iwherein X is a combination of the groups described, X may be describedas a copolymer or block copolymer of those substitutents. For example,in certain compounds, X may be block copolymer of a first block of—(CH₂CH₂O)_(h)— and a second block of —(CHOR³)_(h)— wherein R³ ishydrogen, alkyl, acyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, or heteroaryl, each of whichmay be optionally substituted, and h in each instance is from about 1 toabout 1000. As an illustrative and nonlimiting example, compounds 38-141and 38-142 describe compounds wherein X is three groups of —CHOH— (thatis, (CHOR³)_(h) wherein R³ is H and h is 3) and one group of CHOCH₃(that is, (CHOR³)_(h) wherein R³ is CH₃ and h is 1). By way of furtherexample, compound 39-127 describes a compound wherein X is three groupsof —CHOH— (that is, (CHOR³)_(h) wherein R³ is H and h is 3) and onegroup of CHOCH₃ (that is, (CHOR³)_(h) wherein R³ is CH₃ and h is 1).

Salts of the compounds of the present application may be prepared byreacting the free acid or base moieties of these compounds, wherepresent, with a stoichiometric or greater amount of the appropriate baseor acid in water or in an organic solvent, or in a mixture of the two;generally, e.g., non-aqueous media like ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol,isopropanol. The salts of the present application may also be preparedby ion exchange.

Compounds of Formula I may be formulated as solids, liquids, gels,aerosols, and other forms. For example, solid formulations may consistprimarily of a compound of Formula I as a salt. Compositions comprisingone or more compounds of Formula I and one or more other substances(e.g. excipients) may be formed, and may take the form of aerosols,creams, emulsions, gels, lotions, ointments, pastes, powders, solutions,suspensions, and other forms suitable for their intended use orapplication.

Compositions may also include multiple (e.g. two or more) compounds ofFormula I. The compositions may also comprise other active ingredients,such as HOCl, OCl⁻, and other antimicrobial agents.

Compositions or formulations may include a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier, as defined above. By way of example, the compositions of thepresent application may include the following pharmaceuticallyacceptable carriers: sodium chloride to attain isotonicity, buffers,stabilizers, solvents, flavoring agents (in case of oral ornasopharyngeal administration or the food industry), preserving agents,diluents, extenders and other auxiliary substances or excipients.Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and excipients that maybe used are described in Remington: The Science and Practice ofPharmacy, R. Hendrickson, ed., 21st edition, Lippincott, Williams &Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pa., (2005) at pages 317-318, which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entireties. In general, water,saline, oils, alcohols (e.g. 2-propanol, 1-butanol, etc.), polyols (e.g.1,2-propanediol, 2,3-butanediol, etc.), and glycols (e.g. propyleneglycol, polyethylene glycols, etc.) may be suitable carriers forsolutions. In one aspect solutions contain the active ingredient in awater soluble or aqueous medium soluble form, e.g. as a salt, togetherwith suitable stabilizing agents, and if necessary, buffer substances.

For example, compounds of Formula I may be formulated with cyclodextrinor cyclodextrin derivatives, including cyclodextrin sulfobutyl ether(Capisol®, Cydex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Overland Park, Kans., USA).These and other carriers may be used to improve or otherwise modulatethe solubility, penetration, uptake, and other properties ofcompositions comprising the compounds described herein.

Aerosols can range from colloidal dispersions to formulations designedfor pressurized delivery. Modes of operation include liquefied-gassystems, compressed-gas systems, and barrier-type systems.

Creams are viscous liquids or semisolid emulsions, either oil-in-wateror water-in-oil. Cream bases are water-washable, and contain an oilphase, an emulsifier and an aqueous phase. The oil phase, also calledthe “internal” phase, is generally comprised of petrolatum and a fattyalcohol such as cetyl or stearyl alcohol. The aqueous phase usually,although not necessarily, exceeds the oil phase in volume, and generallycontains a humectant. The emulsifier in a cream formulation is generallya nonionic, anionic, cationic or amphoteric surfactant.

Emulsions are two-phase systems prepared by combining two immiscibleliquids, in which small globules of one liquid are dispersed uniformlythroughout the other liquid. Emulsions may be designated as oil-in-wateror water-in-oil type emulsions. Certain emulsions may not be classifiedas such because they are described by another category, such as alotion, cream, and the like.

Gels are semisolid, suspension-type systems. Single-phase gels containorganic macromolecules distributed substantially uniformly throughoutthe carrier liquid, which is typically aqueous, but also, e.g., containan alcohol such as ethanol or isopropanol and, optionally, an oil.Exemplary gelling agents include crosslinked acrylic acid polymers suchas the “carbomer” family of polymers, e.g., carboxypolyalkylenes thatmay be obtained commercially under the Carbopol® trademark. Also usefulare hydrophilic polymers such as polyethylene oxides,polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymers and polyvinylalcohol;cellulosic polymers such as hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulosephthalate, and methyl cellulose; gums such as tragacanth and xanthangum; sodium alginate; and gelatin. In order to prepare a uniform gel,dispersing agents such as alcohol or glycerin can be added, or thegelling agent can be dispersed by trituration, mechanical mixing orstirring, or combinations thereof.

Lotions are preparations generally applied to the skin surface so as toavoid high friction, and are typically liquid or semiliquid preparationsin which solid particles, including the active agent, are present in awater or alcohol base. Lotions are usually suspensions of solids, and,e.g., comprise a liquid oily emulsion of the oil-in-water type. Lotionscan be used to large body areas, because of the ease of applying agenerally fluid composition. It is generally necessary that theinsoluble matter in a lotion be finely divided. Lotions will typicallycontain suspending agents to produce better dispersions as well ascompounds useful for localizing and holding the active agent in contactwith the skin, e.g., methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethyl-cellulose, orthe like.

Ointments are semi-solid preparations that are typically based onpetrolatum or other petroleum derivatives. The specific ointment base tobe used is one that will provide for optimum active ingredient delivery,and other desired characteristics, e.g., emolliency. As with othercarriers or vehicles, an ointment base should be inert, stable,nonirritating and nonsensitizing. Ointment bases may be grouped in fourclasses: oleaginous bases, emulsifiable bases, emulsion bases andwater-soluble bases. Oleaginous ointment bases include, e.g., vegetableoils, fats obtained from animals, and semisolid hydrocarbons obtainedfrom petroleum. Emulsifiable ointment bases, also known as absorbentointment bases, contain little or no water and include, e.g.,hydroxystearin sulfate, anhydrous lanolin and hydrophilic petrolatum.Emulsion ointment bases are either water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions oroil-in-water (O/W) emulsions, and include, e.g., cetyl alcohol, glycerylmonostearate, lanolin and stearic acid. For example, water-solubleointment bases are prepared from polyethylene glycols of varyingmolecular weight.

Pastes are semisolid dosage forms in which the active agent is suspendedin a suitable base. Depending on the nature of the base, pastes aredivided between fatty pastes or those made from single-phase aqueousgels. The base in a fatty paste is generally petrolatum or hydrophilicpetrolatum or the like. The pastes made from single-phase aqueous gelsgenerally incorporate carboxymethylcellulose or the like as a base.

Suspensions may be defined as a coarse dispersion containing finelydivided insoluble material suspended in a liquid medium. Formulationsmay also be prepared with liposomes, micelles and microspheres.

Various additives may also be included in formulations, e.g. tosolubilize the active ingredients. Other optional additives includeopacifiers, antioxidants, fragrances, colorants, gelling agents,thickening agents, stabilizers, surfactants and the like.

These and other compositions or formulations suitable for carrying anddelivering compounds of Formula I (which include compounds of FormulaIA) are described in Chapters 22, 39, 43, 45, 50 and 55 of Remington,above, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

The concentration of compounds of Formula I (which include compounds ofFormula IA) or their salts in compositions, formulations, and dosageforms may be up to the saturation concentration of those compounds (orsalts), e.g., up to about 1 M (molar), up to about 500 mM (millimolar),or up to about 150 mM. For example, compositions of the presentapplication can comprise a concentration of a compound of Formula I (orits salt) ranging from about 0.001 mM to about 1 M, from about 0.01 mMto about 500 mM, from about 0.05 mM to about 150 mM, from about 0.1 mMto about 10 mM, and about 0.5 mM to about 2 mM.

In a further aspect, compositions of the present application compriseisotonic or physiologically balanced solutions of compounds of Formula Ior their salts.

The compounds of Formula I, or their salts, are useful in methods ofpreventing or treating microbial (e.g. bacterial, viral, or fungal)infection or contamination. Compounds described herein may also beadministered to prevent or treat a disease, disorder, ailment, or otherpathology caused by bacteria, fungus, virus, or associated biofilm. Thecompounds or salts described herein may also be used for the preparationof a medicine for the prevention or treatment of microbial infection,contamination or activity in a subject. Such methods compriseadministering or applying an effective amount of the compound or saltthereof in or near the area of interest, e.g. in or near a tissue ororgan, to a surface of a medical device, within a storage container, andso on.

Compositions described herein have antimicrobial activity against abroad range of microorganisms. Tables 3 and 4 show activity of selectedcompounds against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candidaalbicans. These compounds may be effective against other organismsincluding Haemophilus influenzae, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcusfaecalis, Listeria monocytogenes, methicillin-resistant S. aureus(MRSA), Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae,Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae,Lactobacillus spp., Acinetobacter junii, yeast, (e.g. Candida albicans),vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp., molds, and spores, includingspores of anthrax and cysts of Acanthamoeba spp.

TABLE 3 CT₅₀ (mM) MBC/MFC (ug/mL) L929 E. coli 25922 S. aureus 29213 C.albicans 10231 cells pH 4 pH 7 pH 4 pH 7 pH 4 pH 7 pH 7 Compound acetatephosphate acetate phosphate acetate phosphate phosphate 38-01 2 256 2256 32 >512 0.06 38-25 0.5 8 1 16 16 512 * 38-27 2 16 2 4 >256 >10240.13 38-29 2 128 1 32 256 >1024 * 38-43 2 1024 1 512 32 >2048 1.2 38-454 1024 4 1024 64 >2048 3.2 38-49 2 64 4 32 16 >512 * 38-51 1 128 2 12816 128 * 38-81 2 32 4 256 128 >2048 2.13 38-83 2 128 1 256 128 >10241.74 38-85 4 64 4 64 32 >1024 0.04 38-87 4 128 4 128 32 512 * 38-89 8256 8 128 4 512 0.06 38-91 8 >256 4 128 16 128 * 38-133 8 128 8 128 641024 0.26 38-135 8 256 2 512 32 >1024 0.08 38-137 8 512 4 >1024 32 >10241.62 38-141 8 512 8 256 16 >1024 * 38-145 2 64 2 16 64 1024 * 38-147 8256 8 128 >256 2048 0.039 38-151 4 1024 4 >2048 64 >1024 0.12 * Nottested

TABLE 4 CT₅₀ (mM) MBC/MFC (ug/mL) L929 E. coli 25922 S. aureus 29213 C.albicans 10231 cells pH 4 pH 7 pH 4 pH 7 pH 4 pH 7 pH 7 Compound acetatephosphate acetate phosphate acetate phosphate phosphate 39-01 2 128 2128 8 256 0.08 39-04 2 256 2 256 16 1024 0.14 39-12 8 256 8 256 16 >10240.18 39-27 4 512 4 1024 16 >2048 0.14 39-94 32 2048 8 4096 256 >204811.3 39-106 16 256 32 >512 64 >512 0.24 39-108 1 32 2 128 8 64 0.139-110 128 1024 128 2048 256 >2048 3.9 39-112 4 128 8 128 8 1024 0.1639-114 8 256 4 256 8 >1024 0.24 39-116 16 512 16 1024 128 >2048 4.139-118 32 2048 8 4096 256 >2048 11.3 39-122 2 2 4 4 >512 1024 0.1439-124 16 8 16 32 8 >1024 0.33 39-125 2 32 2 256 128 >1024 2.21 39-13216 512 16 1024 128 >2048 4.1

Compositions of the present application are useful in a wide range orapplications in which antimicrobial properties are desirable. Suchapplications include, without limitation, treatment or reduction ofpathogens on or in the skin, nails, hair, or mucous membranes, wounds,surgical sites, and so forth. Applications and areas of interest includewounds, burns, ulcers, inflammation or lesions of the skin, the eyes,ears, nasal passages, sinus, bronchopulmonary system, vagina, rectum andother mucous membranes or related tissues.

While N-halogenated compounds of Formula I may have inherentantimicrobial activity, the corresponding N-protonated (i.e.non-halogenated) analogs may also have antimicrobial activity, or may beactivated to an antimicrobial (or increased antimicrobial) state by asource of halogen. For example, it is well known that hypochloriteand/or hypochlorous acid is generated by neutrophils, eosinophils,mononuclear phagocytes, and B lymphocytes [see, e.g., L. Wang et al., J.Burns Wounds, 6, 65-79 (2007) and M. Nagl et al., Antimicrob. AgentsChemother. 44(9) 2507-13 (2000)]. Certain organic chloramines, includingN-chlorotaurine, have been detected in the supernatants of stimulatedgranulocytes, and are thought to prolong the oxidative capacity of thesecells during oxidative burst and to protect cells from damage byHOCl/OCl⁻. In a similar fashion to taurine, N-protonated compounds ofFormula I in or near these cells may be chlorinated during oxidativeburst, and may serve a similar microbicidal and/or protective effect.Thus, compounds of Formula I may be used in methods to generateantimicrobial activity in situ, to prolong or otherwise modulate theoxidative capacity of cells during oxidative burst, or to decreaseassociated cyctotoxicity.

The compounds described herein may also be useful in a method todecontaminate, disinfect, or clean surfaces of materials, devices, orequipment, the method comprising contacting the material, device, orequipment with a solution comprising a compound or salt thereof. Forexample, a solution comprising a compound of Formula I can be applied byspray or an applicator such as a cotton ball or cloth to the medicaldevice, or the medical device can be immersed in said solution.Applications include the elimination or reduction of pathogens (e.g.bacteria, virus, fungus, microbe, etc.) on or in medical (includingsurgical, dental, optical, and other) devices, equipment andinstruments, (e.g. breathing tubes, catheters, contact lenses, dentalimplants and equipment, equipment used for organ preservation, hearingaids, prostheses, stents, etc.), devices, food (e.g., meats, fish,fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc.) and food contact surfaces (e.g. cuttingtools, cutting surfaces, storage rooms or containers, etc.) includingthe elimination or reduction of bacterial biofilms, and agriculturaluses including protection of seed stocks.

By way of example, compounds and compositions of the present applicationmay be used for the eradication of bacteria (including bacteria in abiofilm), such as, but not limited to, bacterial and biofilms in or onmedical devices, e.g. in the lumen of a catheter (e.g. urinary, centralvenous, hemodialysis catheters and the like), stent, breathing tube,etc. Such methods may include the destruction of the correspondingbiofilm matrix to clear the bacterial load from the medical device, suchas improving or maintaining patency in the lumen of a catheter, stent,or breathing tube. Biofilms are a group of microorganisms attached to asubstrate and are often associated with the excretion of extracelullarpolymeric substance [R. M. Donlan et al., Clin. Microbiol. Rev., 4,167-193 (2002)]. The demonstrated resistance of biofilms toantimicrobials has caused problems in human health and has had asignificant impact on the success of medical implants, e.g., catheters[J. W. Costerton et al., Science, 284(5418), 1318-22 (1999)]. Oncecatheters are colonized, biofilms will develop on the outer and innersurfaces and cause infections. Reduction of the bacterial load byprevention of the formation of biofilm [J. F. Williams and S. D. Worley,J. Endourology, 14(5), 395-400 (2000); K. Lewis and A. M. Klibanov,Trends in Biotech., 23, 7, 343-348 (2005)], destruction of an existingbiofilm [P. Wood et al., Appl. Env. Microb. 62(7), 2598-2602 (1996)] andkilling bacteria in biofilm [P. Gilbert and A. J. McBain, Am. J. Infect.Control, 29, 252-255 (2001)] are strategies towards lowering microbialload and reducing biofilm-related infection from any catheters andshunts, such as but not limited to, urinary and central venouscatheters, implanted artificial joints, implanted artificial hearts,gastric feeding tubes, and colostomy tubes.

Compounds described herein may be used to treat, eradicate, or preventthe formation of biofilm formed by a variety of bacteria and fungi,including, but not limited to, gram-positive cocci, gram-negative rods,P. aeruginosa, C. albicans, S. aureus, B. cepacia, E. coli, S.epidermidis, A. hydrophila, H. influenzae, S. liquifaciens, P.mirabilis, K. pneumoniae, and P. vulgaris. A discussion of these, andexamples of other, biofilm-forming species may be found in, e.g., S.Kjelleberg, and S. Molin, Curr Opin Microbiol., June, 5(3):254-8 (2002);J. W. Consterton et al., Science, 284, May 21, 1318-11 (1999); and D. J.Stickler et al., Methods in Enzymology, 310: 494-501 (1999).

In another application of decontaminating, disinfecting, or cleaningmedical devices, a solution of a compound of the present application maybe used to decontaminate, disinfect, or clean contact lenses.Disinfection of contact lenses is important in the prevention ofinfections of the eye caused by micro-organisms. Microbes are primarilyintroduced to the eye by handling of the lens. For example, introductionof E. coli may lead to infections of various eye structures, such asmicrobial keratitis. Fungal pathogens, such as Fusarium spp., can alsoinfect the eye when transferred from a colonized contact lens. See,e.g., J. K. Suchecki et al., Ophthalmol. Clin. North Am., 16(3), 471-84(2003). In one embodiment, a method provides for immersing a contactlens in an aqueous solution of a compound of Formula I for a sufficientperiod of time so as to kill or otherwise inactivate substantially allof bacteria, viruses or other microbes present thereon. For example,contact lenses can be left overnight in an aqueous solution of acompound of Formula I. Such solutions may also contain additionalpreservatives and disinfecting agents as well as cleaning and otheragents. These solutions may be used to store contact lenses (e.g., inpackaging, between uses, in carrying cases, etc.), to condition lenses,to wet or re-wet lenses before insertion into the eye, or to clean andrinse lenses.

The starting materials and reagents employed in preparing the compoundsdescribed herein are either available from commercial suppliers such asSigma-Aldrich Corporation (Milwaukee, Wis., USA), TCI America (Portland,Oreg., USA), Matrix Scientific (Columbia, S.C., USA), VWR International(Pasadena, Calif., USA), Fisher Scientific (Chicago, Ill., USA), AlfaAesar (Ward Hill, Mass., USA), Advanced ChemTech (Louisville, Ky., USA),Chem-Impex International Inc. (Wood Dale, Ill., USA), and AdvancedAsymmetrics (Millstadt, Ill., USA) or are prepared by methods known inthe art following procedures available in the literature and referencessuch as Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (John Wiley & Sons,3^(rd) Edition), Protective Groups (Foundation of Organic Chemistry)(Thieme & Sons Inc.), Fieser and Fieser's Reagents for OrganicSynthesis, Volumes 1-15 (John Wiley and Sons, 1991), Rodd's Chemistry ofCarbon Compounds, Volumes 1-15 and Supplemental Materials (ElsevierScience Publishers, 1989), Organic Reactions, Volume 1-40 (John Wiley &Sons, 1991), March's Advanced Organic Chemistry, (Wiley-Interscience,6^(th) Edition, 2007), M. C. Pirrung, The Synthetic Organic Chemist'sCompanion (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007), and R. C. LarockComprehensive Organic Transformation: A Guide to Functional GroupPreparations (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999).

Various chlorine sources may be used to produce the N-chlorinatedcompounds, e.g., chlorine itself (i.e., Cl₂ gas), certainN-chloroarylsulfonamide salts, wherein the aryl group contains fromabout 6 to about 15 carbon atoms with 1 or 2 aromatic rings, or 6 to 10or 6 to 8 carbon atoms and one aromatic ring, such asN-chlorobenzene-sulfonamide or N-chloro-4-alkylbenzenesulfonamide,wherein the alkyl group is an alkyl from about 1 to about 4 carbons,such as methyl or ethyl. The N-chlorobenzene-sulfonamides orN-chloro-4-alkylbenzenesulfonamides are often used in the form of theirsalts, e.g., alkali salts, e.g., sodium or potassium salts. Frequentlyused reagents include N-chlorobenzenesulfonamide andN-chloro-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide in the form of their sodium salts,because they are readily commercially available. Other non-limitingchlorinating agents include HOCl and N-chlorosuccinimide. Otherchlorinated agents are listed in the schemes below. Similarly, thehalogenation reaction may be accomplished using the correspondingreagents as disclosed herein that provide a source of bromine, as inknown in the art. Examples of such bromination reagents include Br₂,N-bromoarylsulfonamide salts, HOBr and N-bromosuccinimide, and the like.

Compounds of Formula I (which includes compounds of Formula IA) may beprepared according to the following exemplary generalized schemes inaddition to other standard manipulations known in the art. These schemesare illustrative and are not limiting. Compound numbers shown in theschemes do not necessarily correlate to compound numbers used in Table 1or the Examples.

Scheme 1

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein Y is —SO₂—, wherein LGis a leaving group, such as bromo, iodo, methanesulfonate,4-methylbenzenesulfonate or trifluoromethanesulfonate, wherein Cbz-NH—is benzyl carbamate.

STEP 1: Intermediate compound S1-B can be generated by reaction ofcompound S1-A with potassium thioacetate in a suitable solvent such asN,N-dimethylformamide, and the like. This reaction is typically carriedout at temperature ranging from 0° C. to 100° C. for about 8 to about 24hours.

STEP 2: The thiol S1-C can be obtained by treating S1-B with aqueoussodium hydroxide in a water miscible solvent, such as methanol orethanol. The reaction is typically carried out at temperature rangingfrom 0° C. to 100° C. for about 30 minutes to about 8 hours.

STEP 3: Thioether S1-E can be generated by alkylation of thiol S1-C withcompound S1-D. The reaction is typically carried out in a suitablesolvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide, and the like, and a suitablebase, such as cesium carbonate or sodium carbonate. The reaction isconducted at a temperature ranging from ambient temperature to 100° C.for 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 4: Sulfonyl S1-F can be obtained by oxidation of thioether S1-E.The oxidation is typically conducted using 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid inan inert solvent such as dichloromethane. The reaction is conducted at atemperature ranging from 0° C. to ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 5: Amine S1-G can be generated from sulfonyl S1-F by hydrogenationwith a suitable catalyst, such as palladium on carbon, in a polarsolvent, such as methanol or ethanol. The reaction is typicallyconducted at ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours, under hydrogen gasat 1 to 20 atmospheres of pressure.

STEP 6: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S1-H can be generated by treating S1-Gwith a chlorinating agent such as tert-butyl hypochlorite,trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodium hypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide,N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gas in a polar solvent such as water,N,N-dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, and the like. The reaction istypically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30minutes to about 24 hours. In the case of R⁵=H, one equivalent ofchlorinating agent is used. In the case of R⁵=Cl, 2 to 4 equivalents ofchlorinating agent is used. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S1-H can begenerated from amine S1-G by treatment with a brominating agent, such asbromine, and a base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitable solvent,such as water. The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C. toambient temperature for about 30 minutes to about 24 hours. In the caseof R⁵=H, one equivalent of brominating agent is used. In the case ofR⁵=Br, 2 to 4 equivalents of brominating agent is used.

Scheme 2

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein Y is —N⁺(R¹R²)—, whereinLG is a leaving group, such as bromo, iodo, methanesulfonate,4-methylbenzenesulfonate or trifluoromethanesulfonate, wherein Cbz-NH—is benzyl carbamate.

STEP 1: Ammonium salt S2-C can be generated by alkylation of amine S2-Awith compound S2-B. The reaction is typically carried out with orwithout a solvent. A suitable solvent, such as dichloromethane ormethanol, may be used. The reaction is conducted at a temperatureranging from ambient temperature to 100° C. for 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 2: Amine S2-D can be generated from ammonium salt S2-C byhydrogenation with a suitable catalyst, such as palladium on carbon, ina polar solvent, such as methanol or ethanol. The reaction is typicallyconducted at ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours, under hydrogen gasat 1 to 20 atmospheres of pressure.

STEP 3: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S2-E can be generated from S2-D bytreating S2-D with a chlorinating agent such as tert-butyl hypochlorite,trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodium hypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide,N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gas in a polar solvent such as water,N,N-dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, and the like. The reaction istypically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30minutes to about 24 hours. In the case of R⁵=H, one equivalent ofchlorinating agent is used. In the case of R⁵=Cl, 2 to 4 equivalents ofchlorinating agent is used. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S2-E can begenerated from amine S2-D by treating S2-D with a brominating agent,such as bromine, and a base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitablesolvent, such as water. The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C.to ambient temperature for about 30 minutes to about 24 hours. In thecase of R⁵=H, one equivalent of brominating agent is used. In the caseof R⁵=Br, 2 to 4 equivalents of brominating agent is used.

Scheme 3

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein Y is —SO₂—, wherein R⁵is either hydrogen or chloro, wherein X is —(CHOR³)_(h)—, whereinR³=hydrogen, wherein m=1, wherein v is an integer from 1 to 199, whereinCbz-NH— is benzyl carbamate.

STEP 1: Thioether S3-B can be generated by alkylation of thiol S1-C(from Scheme 1) with epoxide S3-A. The reaction is typically carried outin a suitable solvent, such as N,N-dimethylformamide, with a base, suchas cesium carbonate or sodium carbonate. The reaction is conducted at atemperature ranging from ambient temperature to 100° C. for 1 to 24hours.

STEP 2: Sulfonyl S3-C can be obtained by oxidation of thioether S3-B.The oxidation is typically conducted using 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid inan inert solvent such as dichloromethane. The reaction is conducted at atemperature ranging from 0° C. to ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 3: Amine S3-D can be generated from polyol S3-C by hydrogenationwith a suitable catalyst, such as palladium on carbon, in a polarsolvent, such as methanol or ethanol. The reaction is typicallyconducted at ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours, under hydrogen gasat 1 to 20 atmospheres of pressure.

STEP 4: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S3-E can be generated by treatingamine S3-D with a chlorinating agent such as tert-butyl hypochlorite,trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodium hypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide,N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gas in a polar solvent such as water,N,N-dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, and the like. The reaction istypically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30minutes to about 24 hours. In the case of R⁵=H, one equivalent ofchlorinating agent is used. In the case of R⁵=Cl, 2 to 4 equivalents ofchlorinating agent is used. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S3-E can begenerated by treating amine S3-D with a brominating agent, such asbromine, and a base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitable solvent,such as water. The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C. toambient temperature for about 30 minutes to about 24 hours. In the caseof R⁵=H, one equivalent of brominating agent is used. In the case ofR⁵=Br, 2 to 4 equivalents of brominating agent is used.

Scheme 4

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein Y is —SO₂—, wherein X is—(CHOR³)_(h)—, wherein m=1, wherein v is an integer from 1 to 999,wherein LG is a leaving group, such as bromo, iodo, methanesulfonate,4-methylbenzenesulfonate or trifluoromethanesulfonate, wherein Cbz-NH—is benzyl carbamate.

STEP 1: Polyalkylated-ether S4-B can be generated by alkylation ofpolyol S3-B (from Scheme 3) with alkylating compound S4-A. The reactionis typically carried out in a suitable solvent, such asN,N-dimethylformamide or tetrahydrofuran, with a base, such as lithiumhydride or sodium hydride. The reaction is conducted at a temperatureranging from ambient temperature to 100° C. for 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 2: Sulfonyl S4-C can be obtained by oxidation of thioether S4-B.The oxidation is typically conducted using 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid inan inert solvent such as dichloromethane. The reaction is conducted at atemperature ranging from 0° C. to ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 3: Amine S4-D can be generated from sulfonyl S4-C by hydrogenationwith a suitable catalyst, such as palladium on carbon, in a polarsolvent, such as methanol or ethanol. The reaction is typicallyconducted at ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours, under hydrogen gasat 1 to 20 atmospheres of pressure.

STEP 4: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S4-E can be generated from amine S4-Dby treatment with a chlorinating agent such as tert-butyl hypochlorite,trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodium hypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide,N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gas in a polar solvent such as water,N,N-dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, and the like. The reaction istypically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30minutes to about 24 hours. In the case of R⁵=H, one equivalent ofchlorinating agent is used. In the case of R⁵=Cl, 2 to 4 equivalents ofchlorinating agent is used. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S4-E can begenerated from amine S4-D by treating S4-D with a brominating agent,such as bromine, and a base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitablesolvent, such as water. The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C.to ambient temperature for about 30 minutes to about 24 hours. In thecase of R⁵=H, one equivalent of brominating agent is used. In the caseof R⁵=Br, 2 to 4 equivalents of brominating agent is used.

Scheme 5

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein Y is —OC(═O)NR¹⁰—,wherein LG is a leaving group, such as bromo, iodo, methanesulfonate,4-methylbenzenesulfonate or trifluoromethanesulfonate, wherein Cbz-NH—is benzyl carbamate.

STEP 1: Amine S5-C can be generated by treating S5-A with S5-B in aninert solvent, such as dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran orN,N-dimethylformamide, at 0° C. to ambient temperature for 1 to 24hours.

STEP 2: Carbamate S5-E can be generated from alcohol S5-D and amine S5-Cby treating amine S5-C with either 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole, phosgene ortriphosgene in an inert solvent, such as dichloromethane orN,N-dimethylformamide, at 0° C. to ambient temperature for 1 to 24hours, followed by treatment with S5-D at 0° C. to ambient temperaturefor an additional 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 3: Amine S5-F can be generated from carbamate S5-E by hydrogenationwith a suitable catalyst, such as palladium on carbon, in a polarsolvent, such as methanol or ethanol. The reaction is typicallyconducted at ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours, under hydrogen gasat 1 to 20 atmospheres of pressure.

STEP 4: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S5-G can be generated by treatingamine S5-F with a chlorinating agent such as tert-butyl hypochlorite,trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodium hypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide,N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gas in a polar solvent such as water,N,N-dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, and the like. The reaction istypically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30minutes to about 24 hours. In the case of R⁵=H, one equivalent ofchlorinating agent is used. In the case of R⁵=Cl, 2 to 4 equivalents ofchlorinating agent is used. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S5-G can begenerated by treating amine S5-F with a brominating agent, such asbromine, and a base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitable solvent,such as water. The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C. toambient temperature for about 30 minutes to about 24 hours. In the caseof R⁵=H, one equivalent of brominating agent is used. In the case ofR⁵=Br, 2 to 4 equivalents of brominating agent is used.

Scheme 6

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein Y is —NR⁹C(═O)NR¹⁰—,wherein Cbz-NH— is benzyl carbamate.

STEP 1: N,N-substituted urea S6-B can be generated from amine S5-C (fromScheme 5) and amine S6-A by treating amine S5-C with either1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole, phosgene or triphosgene in an inert solvent,such as dichloromethane or N,N-dimethylformamide, at 0° C. to ambienttemperature for 1 to 24 hours, followed by treatment with S6-A at 0° C.to ambient temperature for an additional 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 2: Amine S6-C can be generated from carbamate-protected S6-B byhydrogenation with a suitable catalyst, such as palladium on carbon, ina polar solvent, such as methanol or ethanol. The reaction is typicallyconducted at ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours, under hydrogen gasat 1 to 20 atmospheres of pressure.

STEP 3: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S6-D can be generated from amine S6-Cby treatment with a chlorinating agent such as tert-butyl hypochlorite,trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodium hypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide,N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gas in a polar solvent such as water,N,N-dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, and the like. The reaction istypically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30minutes to about 24 hours. In the case of R⁵=H, one equivalent ofchlorinating agent is used. In the case of R⁵=Cl, 2 to 4 equivalents ofchlorinating agent is used. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S6-D can begenerated from amine S6-C by treatment with a brominating agent, such asbromine, and a base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitable solvent,such as water. The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C. toambient temperature for about 30 minutes to about 24 hours. In the caseof R⁵=H, one equivalent of brominating agent is used. In the case ofR⁵=Br, 2 to 4 equivalents of brominating agent is used.

Scheme 7

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein Y is —OC(═O)O—, whereinCbz-NH— is benzyl carbamate.

STEP 1: Carbonate S7-B can be generated from alcohol S5-D and alcoholS7-A by treating alcohol S7-A with either 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole,phosgene or triphosgene in an inert solvent, such as dichloromethane orN,N-dimethylformamide, at 0° C. to ambient temperature for 1 to 24hours, followed by treatment with S5-D at 0° C. to ambient temperaturefor an additional 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 2: Amine S7-C can be generated from carbamate S7-B by hydrogenationwith a suitable catalyst, such as palladium on carbon, in a polarsolvent, such as methanol or ethanol. The reaction is typicallyconducted at ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours, under hydrogen gasat 1 to 20 atmospheres of pressure.

STEP 3: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S7-D can be generated by treatingamine S7-C with a chlorinating agent such as tert-butyl hypochlorite,trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodium hypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide,N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gas in a polar solvent such as water,N,N-dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, and the like. The reaction istypically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30minutes to about 24 hours. In the case of R⁵=H, one equivalent ofchlorinating agent is used. In the case of R⁵=Cl, 2 to 4 equivalents ofchlorinating agent is used. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S7-D can begenerated by treating amine S7-C with a brominating agent, such asbromine, and a base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitable solvent,such as water. The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C. toambient temperature for about 30 minutes to about 24 hours. In the caseof R⁵=H, one equivalent of brominating agent is used. In the case ofR⁵=Br, 2 to 4 equivalents of brominating agent is used.

Scheme 8

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein Y is —NR⁹C(═O)O—,wherein LG is a leaving group, such as bromo, iodo, methanesulfonate,4-methylbenzenesulfonate or trifluoromethanesulfonate, wherein Cbz-NH—is benzyl carbamate.

STEP 1: Amine S8-C can be generated by treating S8-A with S8-B in aninert solvent, such as dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran orN,N-dimethylformamide, at 0° C. to ambient temperature for 1 to 24hours.

STEP 2: Carbamate S8-E can be generated from alcohol S8-D and amine S8-Cby treating amine S8-C with either 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole, phosgene ortriphosgene in an inert solvent, such as dichloromethane orN,N-dimethylformamide, at 0° C. to ambient temperature for 1 to 24hours, followed by treatment with alcohol S8-D at 0° C. to ambienttemperature for an additional 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 3: Amine S8-F can be generated from carbamate S8-E by hydrogenationwith a suitable catalyst, such as palladium on carbon, in a polarsolvent, such as methanol or ethanol. The reaction is typicallyconducted at ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours, under hydrogen gasat 1 to 20 atmospheres of pressure.

STEP 4: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S8-G can be generated by treatingamine S8-F with a chlorinating agent such as tert-butyl hypochlorite,trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodium hypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide,N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gas in a polar solvent such as water,N,N-dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, and the like. The reaction istypically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30minutes to about 24 hours. In the case of R⁵=H, one equivalent ofchlorinating agent is used. In the case of R⁵=Cl, 2 to 4 equivalents ofchlorinating agent is used. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S8-G can begenerated by treating amine S8-F with a brominating agent, such asbromine, and a base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitable solvent,such as water. The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C. toambient temperature for about 30 minutes to about 24 hours. In the caseof R⁵=H, one equivalent of brominating agent is used. In the case ofR⁵=Br, 2 to 4 equivalents of brominating agent is used.

Scheme 9

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein LG is a leaving groupsuch as bromo, iodo, methanesulfonate, 4-methylbenzenesulfonate ortrifluoromethanesulfonate, wherein V=LG, wherein Y and W are —SO₂—,wherein Cbz-NH— is benzyl carbamate.

STEP 1: Thioether S9-B can be generated by alkylation of thiol S1-C(from scheme 1) with compound S9-A. The reaction is typically carriedout in a suitable solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide, and the like,and a suitable base, such as cesium carbonate or sodium carbonate. Thereaction is conducted at a temperature ranging from ambient temperatureto 100° C. for 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 4: Sulfonyl S9-C can be obtained by oxidation of thioether S9-B.The oxidation is typically conducted using 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid inan inert solvent such as dichloromethane. The reaction is conducted at atemperature ranging from 0° C. to ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 5: Amine S9-D can be generated from sulfonyl S9-C by hydrogenationwith a suitable catalyst, such as palladium on carbon, in a polarsolvent, such as methanol or ethanol. The reaction is typicallyconducted at ambient temperature for 1 to 24 hours, under hydrogen gasat 1 to 20 atmospheres of pressure.

STEP 6: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S9-E can be generated by treating S9-Dwith a chlorinating agent such as tert-butyl hypochlorite,trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodium hypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide,N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gas in a polar solvent such as water,N,N-dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, and the like. The reaction istypically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30minutes to about 24 hours. In the case of R⁵=H, 2 equivalents ofchlorinating agent is used. In the case of R⁵=Cl, 4 to 8 equivalents ofchlorinating agent is used. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S9-E can begenerated from amine S9-D by treatment with a brominating agent, such asbromine, and a base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitable solvent,such as water. The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C. toambient temperature for about 30 minutes to about 24 hours. In the caseof R⁵=H, 2 equivalents of brominating agent is used. In the case ofR⁵=Br, 4 to 8 equivalents of brominating agent is used.

Scheme 10

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein D is nitrogen, wherein Zis 2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one, wherein LG is a leaving group,such as bromo, iodo, methanesulfonate, 4-methylbenzenesulfonate ortrifluoromethanesulfonate.

STEP 1: Imidazolidinone S10-C can be generated by alkylation of amideS1-A with compound S10-B. The reaction is typically carried out with asolvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, and the like,with a base, such as sodium hydride, potassium hydride, lithiumbis(trimethylsilyl)amide, or the like, at a temperature ranging from 0°C. to 80° C. for 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 2: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S10-D can be generated from amine510-C treatment with a chlorinating agent such as tert-butylhypochlorite, chloramine-T, trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodiumhypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide, N-chlorohydantoins or chlorine gas ina polar solvent such as water, N,N-dimethylformamide, methylenechloride, methanol, ethanol, or the like. The reaction is typicallycarried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30 minutes toabout 24 hours. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S10-D can be generated fromamine S10-C by treatment with a brominating agent, such as bromine, anda base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitable solvent, such as water.The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperaturefor about 30 minutes to about 24 hours.

Scheme 11

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein D is nitrogen, whereinLG is a leaving group, such as bromo, iodo, methanesulfonate,4-methylbenzenesulfonate or trifluoromethanesulfonate.

STEP 1: Compound S11-C can be generated by alkylation of S11-A withS11-B. The reaction is typically carried out with a solvent such asN,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, and the like, with a base, suchas sodium hydride, potassium hydride, lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide,or the like, at a temperature ranging from 0° C. to 80° C. for 1 to 24hours.

STEP 2: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S11-D can be generated from amineS11-C treatment with a chlorinating agent such as tert-butylhypochlorite, chloramine-T, trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodiumhypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide or N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gasin a polar solvent such as water, N,N-dimethylformamide, methylenechloride, methanol, ethanol, or the like. The reaction is typicallycarried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30 minutes toabout 24 hours. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S11-D can be generated fromamine S11-C by treatment with a brominating agent, such as bromine, anda base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitable solvent, such as water.The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperaturefor about 30 minutes to about 24 hours.

Scheme 12

Certain compounds of Formula I may be prepared according to thefollowing exemplary generalized scheme, wherein D is nitrogen, whereinLG is a alkylsulfonate, 4-alkylsulfonate, or a halide.

STEP 1: Compound S12-B can be generated by treating S12-A with ethermethanesulfonyl chloride or p-toluenesulfonyl chloride with a base, sucha triethylamine or pyridine, in a suitable solvent, such asdichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran, pyridine, 1,2-dichlorethane, or thelike at a temperature ranging from 0° C. to 80° C. for 30 minutes to 8hours.

STEP 2: Dimer S12-D can be generated by alkylation of S12-C withcompound S12-B. The reaction is typically carried out with a solventsuch as N,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, and the like, with abase, such as sodium hydride, potassium hydride, lithiumbis(trimethylsilyl)amide, or the like, at a temperature ranging from 0°C. to 80° C. for 1 to 24 hours.

STEP 3: Wherein T=Cl: Chloroamine S12-E can be generated from compoundS12-D treatment with a chlorinating agent such as tert-butylhypochlorite, chloramine-T, trichloroisocyanuric acid, sodiumhypochlorite, N-chlorosuccinimide, N-chlorohydantoins and chlorine gasin a polar solvent such as water, N,N-dimethylformamide, methylenechloride, methanol, ethanol, or the like. The reaction is typicallycarried out at −20° C. to ambient temperature for about 30 minutes toabout 24 hours. Wherein T=Br: Bromoamine S12-E can be generated fromamine S12-D by treatment with a brominating agent, such as bromine, anda base, such as sodium hydroxide, in a suitable solvent, such as water.The reaction is typically carried out at −20° C. to ambient temperaturefor about 30 minutes to about 24 hours.

Synthetic routes to specific individual compounds of Formula I areprovided below (see Examples).

EXAMPLES

The following examples are offered by way of illustration and not by wayof limitation.

Example 1N,N-Dichloro-2-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-amine(Compound 38-05)

Benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of S-3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylethanethioate (1.52 g, 5.14 mmol, prepared as described in WO2008/083347) in methanol (25 ml) was added 5.0 M NaOH in H₂O (3.3 ml,16.5 mmol). The solution was stirred for 1 hour, concentrated in vacuo,and the residue suspended in 100 ml 1M H₃PO₄, extracted with 5×50 mlethyl acetate, the organic layers combined and washed once with 100 mlsaturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. The reactionproduct was used in the next step without further purification.

Benzyl 14-methyl-2,5,8-trioxa-11-thiapentadecan-14-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (2.05 g,8.1 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 ml) was added cesium carbonate(2.27 g, 6.97 mmol) and 2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (2.32 g, 7.29 mmol). The solution was heated to60° C. for 2 hour, then 70° C. for 16 hour, cooled to room temperature,concentrated in vacuo, and the residue dissolved in 50 ml 5% NaHSO₄,extracted with 3×50 ml ethyl acetate, dried on MgSO₄, and concentratedin vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (10% to 60%ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give the title compound as a clear oil(1.24 g, 3.10 mmol, 60%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.32 (s, 6H), 1.99(m, 2H), 2.53 (m, 2H), 2.73 (m, 2H), 3.39 (s, 3H), 3.5-3.7 (m, 10H), 4.8(s, 1H), 5.05 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 422 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl2-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl14-methyl-2,5,8-trioxa-11-thiapentadecan-14-ylcarbamate (1.24 g, 3.10mmol) in dichloromethane (30 ml) was cooled to 0° C. 3-Chloroperbenzoicacid (77%, 2.18 g, 9.72 mmol) was added portion-wise, and the solutionstirred for 2 hour. The solution was diluted with 500 ml ethyl acetate,washed with 3×100 ml saturated NaHCO₃, 1×100 ml saturated NaCl, dried onMgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flashchromatography (10% to 80% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the titlecompound as a clear oil (790 mg, 1.83 mmol, 59%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 1.35 (s, 6H), 2.21 (m, 2H), 3.19 (m, 2H), 3.37 (s, 3H), 3.5-3.7(m, 8H), 3.90 (m, 2H), 5.06 (m, 3H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 432 [M+H]⁺, 454 [M+Na]⁺.

2-Methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-amine

Benzyl2-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-ylcarbamate(790 mg, 1.83 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (15 ml) and was purgedwith nitrogen. Palladium on carbon (10%, 40 mg) was added, and thesuspension was put under a blanket of hydrogen (1.3 atmospheres). Thesuspension was stirred for 1.5 hours, filtered through a 0.45 um PTFEfilter, and the solution concentrated in vacuo. The material was usedwithout further purification. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.19 (s, 6H),1.91 (m, 2H), 2.14 (s, 2H), 3.2-3.3 (m, 4H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 3.5-3.7 (m,8H), 3.92 (m, 2H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 298 [M+H]⁺.

N,N-Dichloro-2-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-amine

A solution of2-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-amine(1.83 mmol) in methanol (6 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (600 μl, 5.0 mmol) was added drop-wise over 10minutes, and the solution stirred for 1 hour. The solution wasconcentrated in vacuo and the residue purified by preparatory HPLC(H₂O/acetonitrile) to afford the title compound as a clear oil (638.3mg, 1.743 mmol, 95% over two steps). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.41 (s,6H), 2.20 (m, 2H), 3.17-3.21 (m, 4H), 3.37 (s, 3H), 3.5-3.7 (m, 8H),3.90 (m, 2H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 23.5, 31.6, 50.0, 53.4, 59.0,64.8, 70.3, 70.5, 70.7, 71.9, 73.1. ESI/APCI (pos) expected forC₁₂H₂₅Cl₂NO₅S: 365.08; LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 366 [M+H]⁺, 388 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 2 2-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethanol (Compound38-25)

Benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of S-3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylethanethioate (10.60 g, 35.88 mmol, prepared as described in WO2008/083347) in methanol (100 ml) was added 5.0 M NaOH in H₂O (15 ml, 75mmol). The solution was stirred for 2 hour, concentrated in vacuo, andthe residue suspended in ethyl acetate (300 ml), washed with 3×100 ml 5%NaHSO₄, 1×100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, and concentrated invacuo. The material was used without further purification.

Benzyl 4-(2-hydroxyethylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (3.30 g,12.2 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (50 ml) was added iodoethanol (1.4ml, 18.0 mmol) and cesium carbonate (390 mg, 1.20 mmol). The solutionwas heated to 85° C. for 16 hours, cooled to room temperature, andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography(30% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound as aclear oil (1.01 g, 3.40 mmol, 26%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.31 (s,6H), 2.0-2.1 (m, 2H), 2.47-2.51 (m, 2H), 2.72 (m, 2H), 3.70 (m, 2H), 4.7(s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 298 [M+H]⁺,320 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl 4-(2-hydroxyethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl 4-(2-hydroxyethylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(1.01 g, 3.06 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and3-chloroperbenzoic acid (77%, 2.01 g, 8.97 mmol) was added. The solutionwas stirred for 1.5 hour, concentrated in vacuo, and the residuepartitioned between 150 ml ethyl acetate and 50 ml saturated NaHCO₃. Theorganic phase was washed with 2×50 ml saturated NaHCO₃, 1×100 mlsaturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄ and concentrated in vacuo. The residuewas purified by flash chromatography (20% to 100% ethyl acetate inhexanes) to afford the title compound as a clear oil (790 mg, 2.40 mmol,71%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.33 (s, 6H), 2.26-2.30 (m, 2H), 2.4-2.5(br s, 1H), 3.0-3.1 (m, 2H), 3.17 (m, 2H), 4.04 (m, 2H), 4.74 (s, 1H),5.06 (s, 2H), 7.34-7.39 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 330 [M+H]⁺, 352[M+Na]⁺.

2-(3-Amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethanol

A solution of benzyl4-(2-hydroxyethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (790 mg, 2.40mmol) in methanol (30 ml) was purged with nitrogen and palladium oncarbon (10%, 120 mg) was added. The solution was put under a blanket ofhydrogen (1.3 atmospheres) and stirred for 1.5 hours at roomtemperature. The suspension was filtered through 0.45 um PTFE andconcentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound which was usedwithout further purification. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 196 [M+H]⁺.

2-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethanol

A solution of 2-(3-amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethanol (x mg, 2.40 mmol)in methanol (10 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and tert-butylhypochlorite (700μl, 5.9 mmol) was added drop-wise. The solution was stirred for 30minutes, concentrated in vacuo, and the residue purified by flashchromatography (50% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford thetitle compound as a white solid (500 mg, 1.89 mmol, 79% over two steps).¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 1.42 (s, 6H), 2.18-2.22 (m, 2H), 2.94-2.97 (t,J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 3.15-3.23 (m, 4H), 4.08 (m, 2H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ23.49, 31.57, 49.61, 55.11, 56.27, 72.99. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 264[M+H]⁺.

Example 3 3-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol(Compound 38-27)

Benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of S-3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylethanethioate (10.60 g, 35.88 mmol, prepared as described in WO2008/083347) in methanol (100 ml) was added 5.0 M NaOH in H₂O (15 ml, 75mmol). The solution was stirred for 2 hour, concentrated in vacuo, andthe residue suspended in ethyl acetate (300 ml), washed with 3×100 ml 5%NaHSO₄, 1×100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, and concentrated invacuo. The reaction product was used without further purification.

Benzyl 4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (3.04 g,12.0 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (50 ml) was addedoxiran-2-ylmethanol (1.10 ml, 16.6 mmol) and cesium carbonate (520 mg,1.6 mmol). The solution was heated to 85° C. for 16 hour, cooled to roomtemperature, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified byflash chromatography (30% to 80% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford thetitle compound as a clear oil (3.52 g, 10.8 mmol, 90%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 1.30 (m, 6H), 2.0-2.1 (m, 2H), 2.24 (m, 1H), 2.49-2.62 (m, 3H),2.71 (m, 1H), 3.5 (m, 1H), 3.7 (m, 2H), 4.75 (s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H),7.3-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 328 [M+H]⁺, 350 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl 4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (3.52 g, 9.8mmol) in dichloromethane (15 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and 77%3-chloroperbenzoic acid (5.39 g, 24.0 mmol) was added. The solution wasstirred for 1 hour, concentrated in vacuo, and the residue partitionedbetween 200 ml ethyl acetate and 100 ml saturated NaHCO₃. The organicphase was washed with 2×100 ml saturated NaHCO₃, 1×100 ml saturatedNaCl, dried on MgSO₄ and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purifiedby flash chromatography (20% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to affordthe title compound as a clear oil (2.34 g, 6.51 mmol, 60%). ¹H NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.30 (m, 6H), 2.2-2.3 (m, 2H), 2.4-2.5 (br s, 1H), 3.0-3.3(m, 4H), 3.4 (br s, 1H), 3.60 (m, 1H), 3.68 (m, 1H), 4.3 (br s, 1H),4.80 (s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 7.34-7.39 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 360[M+H]⁺, 382 [M+Na]⁺.

3-(3-Amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol

A solution of benzyl4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (2.34 g,10.4 mmol) in methanol (50 ml) was purged with nitrogen and palladium oncarbon (10%, 230 mg) was added. The suspension was put under a blanketof hydrogen (1.3 atmospheres) and stirred for 2 hours. The suspensionwas filtered through Celite® and concentrated in vacuo to afford thetitle compound which was used without further purification. LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 226 [M+H]⁺.

3-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol

A solution of 3-(3-amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol (10.4mmol) in methanol (20 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and tert-butylhypochlorite(1.8 ml, 15 mmol) was added drop-wise. The solution was stirred for 30minutes, concentrated in vacuo, and the residue purified by flashchromatography (50% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford thetitle compound as a clear oil (1.16 g, 3.94 mmol, 61% over two steps).¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 1.43 (s, 6H), 2.18-2.22 (m, 2H), 3.11-3.32 (m,4H), 3.5-3.7 (m, 3H), 4.1 (s, 1H), 4.3 (s, 1H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ23.49, 31.45, 49.62, 55.66, 65.52, 66.85, 73.04; LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 296[M+H]⁺.

Example 4 4-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol(Compound 38-29)

Benzyl4-(2-hydroxy-2-(oxiran-2-yl)ethylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-yl)carbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (3.50 g,13.8 mmol, prepared as described in WO 2008/083347) inN,N-dimethylformamide (100 ml) was added butadiene diepoxide (1.5 ml, 19mmol) and cesium carbonate (4.31 g, 13.2 mmol). The solution was heatedto 80° C. for 1 hour, cooled to room temperature, and concentrated invacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (30% to 60%ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound as a clear oil(1.14 g, 3.36 mmol, 24.3%) and a 3:2 mixture of diastereomers. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.29 (m, 6H), 2.0-2.1 (m, 2H), 2.55-2.83 (m, 6H),2.86 (m, 0.4H), 3.1 (m, 0.6H), 3.8 (m, 0.6H), 3.9 (br s, 0.4H), 4.74 (s,0.6H), 4.76 (s, 0.4H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 340 [M+H]⁺, 362 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl 2-methyl-4-(2,3,4-trihydroxybutylthio)butan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl4-(2-hydroxy-2-(oxiran-2-yl)ethylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (3.33g, 9.81 mmol) in dimethylsulfoxide (50 ml) and H₂O (10 ml) was added 5.0M KOH (600 μl, 3.0 mmol). The solution was heated to 90° C. for 5 hour,cooled to room temperature, diluted with 400 ml ethyl acetate, washedwith 1×200 ml 5% NaHSO₄, 5×200 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by preparatory HPLC(H₂O/acetonitrile) to give the title compound as a clear oil (159.3 mg,0.446 mmol, 45%) as a mixture of diastereomers. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃)δ 1.28 (s, 6H), 1.9-2.1 (m, 2H), 2.50 (m, 2H), 2.6-2.7 (m, 2H), 3.6-3.8(m, 4H), 3.85 (br s, 3H), 4.93 (s, 1H), 5.04 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H);LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 358 [M+H]⁺, 380 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl 2-methyl-4-(2,3,4-trihydroxybutylsulfonyl)butan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl2-methyl-4-(2,3,4-trihydroxybutylthio)butan-2-ylcarbamate (159.3 mg,0.4456 mmol) in dichloromethane (5 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and 77%3-chloroperbenzoic acid (260 mg, 1.16 mmol) was added. The solution wasstirred for 2 hours, concentrated in vacuo, and the residue purified bypreparatory HPLC (H₂O/acetontirile) to afford the title compound as aclear oil (116.4 mg, 0.2989 mmol, 67%); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 390 [M+H]⁺,412 [M+Na]⁺.

4-(3-Amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol

A solution of benzyl2-methyl-4-(2,3,4-trihydroxybutylsulfonyl)butan-2-ylcarbamate (172.1 mg,0.4418 mmol) in methanol (5 ml) was purged with nitrogen and palladiumon carbon (10%, 40 mg) was added. The suspension was put under a blanketof hydrogen (1.3 atmospheres) and stirred for 3.5 hours. The suspensionwas filtered through a 0.45 um PTFE filter and concentrated in vacuo toafford the title compound which was used without further purification.LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 256 [M+H]⁺

4-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol

A solution of 4-(3-amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol (112mg, 0.4418 mmol) in methanol (5 ml) was cooled to 0° C. andtert-butylhypochlorite (160 μl, 1.34 mmol) was added drop-wise. Thesolution was stirred for 3 hours, concentrated in vacuo, and the residuepurified by preparatory HPLC (H₂O/acetonitrile) to afford the titlecompound as a clear oil (63.0 mg, 0.194 mmol, 44% over two steps). ¹HNMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 1.36 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 6H), 2.16 (m, 2H), 3.26-3.32 (m,3H), 3.45-3.63 (m, 4H), 4.22 (m, 1H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ 22.65,22.71, 30.43, 49.41, 55.62, 62.06, 65.92, 73.29, 73.39; LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 324 [M+H]⁺, 346 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 52-(2-(2-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol(Compound 38-85)

Benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of S-3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylethanethioate (45.0 g, 152 mmol, prepared as described in WO2008/083347) in methanol (300 ml) was added 5.0 M NaOH in H₂O (60.0 ml,300 mmol). The solution was stirred for 1 hour, concentrated in vacuo,diluted with saturated NaHSO₄ (200 ml), filtered through a coarse glassfunnel, and extracted with 5×100 ml ethyl acetate. The organic layerswere combined, washed with 100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was used without further purification(24.10 g, 95.1 mmol, 63%).

Benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (6.70 g,26.4 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (100 ml) was added2-(2-(2-chloroethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol (4.0 ml, 28 mmol) and cesiumcarbonate (8.06 g, 24.7 mmol). The suspension was heated to 70° C. for17 hours, cooled to room temperature, and concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue was purified by flash chromatography (20% to 100% ethyl acetatein hexanes) to afford the title compound as a clear oil (3.32 g, 8.61mmol, 33%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.31 (s, 6H), 1.95-1.99 (m, 2H),2.51-2.56 (m, 3H), 2.71 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.55-3.79 (m, 10H), 4.85 (s,1H), 5.05 (s, 2H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 386 [M+H]⁺, 408[M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(3.32 g, 8.61 mmol) in dichloromethane (50 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and77% mCPBA (4.67 g, 20.8 mmol) was added portionwise over 15 minutes. Thesolution was stirred for 45 minutes, concentrated in vacuo, and theresidue purified by flash chromatography (50% to 100% ethyl acetate inhexanes) to afford the title compound as a clear oil (1.97 g, 4.72 mmol,55%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.34 (s, 6H), 2.17-2.21 (m, 2H), 2.7 (brs, 1H), 3.15-3.19 (m, 4H), 3.52-3.54 (m, 2H), 3.56-3.62 (m, 4H), 3.69(m, 2H), 5.05 (s, 2H), 5.12 (s, 1H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 418 [M+H]⁺, 440 [M+Na]⁺.

2-(2-(2-(3-Amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol

To a solution of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(223 mg, 0.534 mmol) in methanol (5 ml) was added palladium on carbon(10%, 35 mg). The suspension was put under a N₂ atmosphere and H₂ (1.3atmospheres) introduced. The suspension was stirred for 1 hour, filtered(0.45 um, PTFE), and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was used withoutany further purification. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 284 [M+H]⁺.

2-(2-(2-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol

A solution of2-(2-(2-(3-amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol (x mg,0.534 mmol) in methanol (3 ml) was cooled to 0° C. andtert-butylhypochlorite (150 μl, 1.26 mmol) was added drop-wise. Thesolution was stirred for 3 hours and concentrated in vacuo. The residuewas purified by flash chromatography (50% to 100% ethyl acetate inhexanes, then 0% to 20% methanol in ethyl acetate) to afford the titlecompound as a clear oil (154.9 mg, 0.4395 mmol, 82% over two steps). ¹HNMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.37 (s, 6H), 2.13-2.18 (m, 2H), 2.7-2.9 (br s,1H), 3.15-3.20 (m, 4H), 3.52-3.56 (m, 2H), 3.62 (s, 4H), 3.67-3.70 (m,2H), 3.88 (dd, J=6.8, 7.2 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃, 100 MHz) δ 23.5,31.5, 49.9, 53.3, 61.6, 64.7, 70.1, 70.5, 72.5, 73.1; LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 353 [M+H]⁺, 375 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 62-(2-(2-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylacetate (Compound 38-87)

Benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of S-3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylethanethioate (45.0 g, 152 mmol, prepared as described in WO2008/083347) in methanol (300 ml) was added 5.0 M NaOH in H₂O (60.0 ml,300 mmol). The solution was stirred for 1 hour, concentrated in vacuo,diluted with saturated NaHSO₄ (200 ml), filtered through a coarse glassfunnel, and extracted with 5×100 ml ethyl acetate. The organic layerswere combined, washed with 100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was used without further purification(24.10 g, 95.1 mmol, 63%).

Benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (6.70 g,26.4 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (100 ml) was added2-(2-(2-chloroethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol (4.0 ml, 28 mmol) and cesiumcarbonate (8.06 g, 24.7 mmol). The suspension was heated to 70° C. for17 hours, cooled to room temperature, and concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue was purified by flash chromatography (20% to 100% ethyl acetatein hexanes) to afford the title compound as a clear oil (3.32 g, 8.61mmol, 33%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.31 (s, 6H), 1.95-1.99 (m, 2H),2.51-2.56 (m, 3H), 2.71 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.55-3.79 (m, 10H), 4.85 (s,1H), 5.05 (s, 2H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 386 [M+H]⁺, 408[M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(3.32 g, 8.61 mmol) in dichloromethane (50 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and77% 4-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (4.67 g, 20.8 mmol) was added portionwiseover 15 minutes. The solution was stirred for 45 minutes, concentratedin vacuo, and the residue purified by flash chromatography (50% to 100%ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound as a clear oil(1.97 g, 4.72 mmol, 55%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.34 (s, 6H),2.17-2.21 (m, 2H), 2.7 (br s, 1H), 3.15-3.19 (m, 4H), 3.52-3.54 (m, 2H),3.56-3.62 (m, 4H), 3.69 (m, 2H), 5.05 (s, 2H), 5.12 (s, 1H), 7.3-7.4 (m,5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 418 [M+H]⁺, 440 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-acetoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(451 mg, 1.08 mmol) in dichloromethane (5 ml) was cooled to 0° C.Pyridine (200 μl, 2.48 mmol), then acetic anhydride (150 μl, 1.59 mmol)were added. The solution was stirred for 3 hours, and another portion ofpyridine (200 μl, 2.48 mmol) then acetic anhydride (150 μl, 1.59 mmol)were added. The solution was stirred for an additional 20 hours,concentrated in vacuo, and the residue purified by flash chromatography(20% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound as aclear oil (440.2 mg, 0.959 mmol, 89%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.31(s, 6H), 2.04 (s, 3H), 2.15-2.20 (m, 2H), 3.09-3.16 (m, 4H), 3.54-3.61(m, 6H), 3.85 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 4.16 (m, 2H), 5.02 (s, 3H), 7.3-7.4 (m,5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 460 [M+H]⁺, 482 [M+Na]⁺.

2-(2-(2-(3-Amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl acetate

To a solution of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-acetoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(440.2 mg, 0.959 mmol) in methanol (5 ml) was added Pd on carbon (10%,83 mg). The suspension was put under a N₂ atmosphere and H₂ (1.3 atm)introduced. The suspension was stirred for 1.5 hours, filtered (0.45 um,PTFE), and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was used without anyfurther purification. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 326 [M+H]⁺.

2-(2-(2-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylacetate

A solution of 2-(2-(2-(3-amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylacetate (0.959 mmol) in methanol (3 ml) was cooled to 0° C. andtert-butylhypochlorite (400 μl, 3.35 mmol) was added drop-wise. Thesolution was stirred for 1 hour and concentrated in vacuo. The residuewas purified by flash chromatography (50% to 100% ethyl acetate inhexanes) to afford the title compound as a clear oil (338.6 mg, 0.8587mmol, 90% over two steps). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.41 (s, 6H), 2.08(s, 3H), 2.18-2.22 (m, 2H), 3.18-3.22 (m, 4H), 3.66 (s, 4H), 3.67-3.69(m, 2H), 3.91 (dd, J=4.8, 5.6 Hz, 2H), 4.22 (m, 2H). ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃, 100MHz) δ 21.0, 23.5, 31.6, 49.9, 53.4, 63.4, 64.9, 69.2, 70.2, 70.7, 73.0,171.0; LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 416 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 7 3-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diyldiacetate (Compound 38-51)

Benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of S-3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylethanethioate (45.0 g, 152 mmol, prepared as described in WO2008/083347) in methanol (300 ml) was added 5.0 M NaOH in H₂O (60.0 ml,300. mmol). The solution was stirred for 1 hour, concentrated in vacuo,diluted with saturated NaHSO₄ (200 ml), filtered through a coarse glassfunnel, and extracted with 5×100 ml ethyl acetate. The organic layerswere combined, washed with 100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was used without further purification(24.10 g, 95.1 mmol, 63%).

Benzyl 4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (17.4 g,68.7 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (200 ml) was added glycidol (5.0 ml,75 mmol) and cesium carbonate (1.55 g, 4.76 mmol). The suspension washeated to 70° C. for 17 hours, then cooled to room temperature andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography(20% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound as aclear oil (13.48 g, 41.22 mmol, 60%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.30 (m,6H), 2.0-2.1 (m, 2H), 2.24 (m, 1H), 2.49-2.62 (m, 3H), 2.71 (m, 1H), 3.5(m, 1H), 3.7 (m, 2H), 4.75 (s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 328 [M+H]⁺, 350 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl 4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (13.48 g, 41.17mmol) in dichloromethane (400 ml) was cooled to 0° C. 3-Chloroperbenzoicacid (77%, 32.3 g, 144 mmol) was added in about 0.5 g portions over 15minutes, and the solution stirred for an additional 45 min. The solutionwas concentrated in vacuo, and the residue purified by flashchromatography (50% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford thetitle compound as a clear oil which solidifies upon addition ofdichloromethane. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.30 (m, 6H), 2.2-2.3 (m,2H), 2.4-2.5 (br s, 1H), 3.0-3.3 (m, 4H), 3.4 (br s, 1H), 3.60 (m, 1H),3.68 (m, 1H), 4.3 (br s, 1H), 4.80 (s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 7.34-7.39 (m,5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 360 [M+H]⁺, 382 [M+Na]⁺.

3-(3-(Benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diyldiacetate

To a solution of benzyl4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (455.6 mg,1.268 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 ml) was added pyridine (500 μl, 6.2mmol) and acetic anhydride (600 μl, 6.4 mmol) portionwise over 3 hours.The solution was stirred for 18 hours, concentrated in vacuo, dissolvedin ethyl acetate (250 ml), washed with 2×100 ml 5% NaHSO₄, 2×100 mlsaturated NaHCO₃, 1×100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography(50% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound as aclear oil (530.0 mg, 1.195 mmol, 94%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.32(s, 6H), 2.07 s, 3H), 2.09 (s, 3H), 2.23-2.27 (m, 2H), 3.03-3.08 (m,2H), 3.21 (dd, J=4.4, 14.8 Hz, 1H), 3.34 (dd, J=8.0, 14.8 Hz, 1H), 4.16(dd, J=4.8, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.36 (dd, J=4.0, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.87 (s, 1H),5.04 (s, 2H), 5.50-5.52 (m, 1H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z444 [M+H]⁺, 466 [M+Na]⁺.

3-(3-Amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diyl diacetate

To a solution of3-(3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diyldiacetate (401.9 mg, 0.9062 mmol) in methanol (10 ml) was addedpalladium on carbon (10%, 45 mg). The solution was purged with nitrogengas, and then the suspension was put under a blanket of hydrogen gas(1.3 atm). The suspension was stirred for 1.5 hours, filtered through a0.45 um PTFE filter, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was usedwithout any further purification. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 310 [M+H]⁺.

3-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diyl diacetate

A solution of 3-(3-amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diyldiacetate (0.9062 mmol) in methanol (10 ml) was cooled to 0° C. andtert-butylhypochlorite (300 μl, 2.51 mmol) was added drop-wise. Thesolution was stirred for 1 h, concentrated in vacuo, and the residuepurified by flash chromatography (50% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes)to afford the title compound as a clear oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ1.42 (s, 6H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 2.11 (s, 3H), 2.17-2.22 (m, 2H), 3.13 (t,J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 3.25 (dd, J=3.6, 15.2 Hz, 1H), 3.38 (dd, J=8.0, 15.2 Hz,1H), 4.17 (dd, J=4.8, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.39 (dd, J=4.0, 12.0 Hz, 1H),5.48-5.51 (m, 1H). ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃, 100 MHz) δ 20.7, 20.8, 23.4, 23.5,31.4, 49.1, 53.4, 63.7, 66.2, 72.9, 169.6, 170.3. ESI/APCI (pos)expected for C₁₂H₂₁Cl₂NO₆S: 377.05. Found: 395 (M⁺+H₂O), 400 (MNa⁺), 441(MNa⁺+CH₃CN). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 400 [M+Na]⁺, 441 [M+Na+CH₃CN]⁺.

Example 8 3-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-2-hydroxypropylacetate (Compound 38-49)

Benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of S-3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylethanethioate (45.0 g, 152 mmol, prepared as described in WO2008/083347) in methanol (300 ml) was added 5.0 M NaOH in H₂O (60.0 ml,300 mmol). The solution was stirred for 1 hour, concentrated in vacuo,diluted with saturated NaHSO₄ (200 ml), filtered through a coarse glassfunnel, and extracted with 5×100 ml ethyl acetate. The organic layerswere combined, washed with 100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was used without further purification(24.10 g, 95.1 mmol, 63%).

Benzyl 4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (17.4 g,68.7 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (200 ml) was added glycidol (5.0 ml,75 mmol) and cesium carbonate (1.55 g, 4.76 mmol). The suspension washeated to 70° C. for 17 hours, then cooled to room temperature andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography(20% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound as aclear oil (13.48 g, 41.17 mmol, 60%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.30 (m,6H), 2.0-2.1 (m, 2H), 2.24 (m, 1H), 2.49-2.62 (m, 3H), 2.71 (m, 1H), 3.5(m, 1H), 3.7 (m, 2H), 4.75 (s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 328 [M+H]⁺, 350 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl 4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (13.48 g, 41.17mmol) in dichloromethane (400 ml) was cooled to 0° C. 77%3-Chloroperbenzoic acid (32.3 g, 144 mmol) was added in about 0.5 gportions over 15 minutes, and the solution stirred for an additional 45min. The solution was concentrated in vacuo, and the residue purified byflash chromatography (50% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to affordthe title compound as a clear oil which solidifies upon addition ofdichloromethane. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.30 (m, 6H), 2.2-2.3 (m,2H), 2.4-2.5 (br s, 1H), 3.0-3.3 (m, 4H), 3.4 (br s, 1H), 3.60 (m, 1H),3.68 (m, 1H), 4.3 (br s, 1H), 4.80 (s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 7.34-7.39 (m,5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 360 [M+H]⁺, 382 [M+Na]⁺.

3-(3-(Benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-2-hydroxypropylacetate

A solution of benzyl4-(2,3-dihydroxypropylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (1.017 g,2.829 mmol) in dichloromethane (20 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and pyridine(300 μl, 3.7 mmol) and acetic anhydride (400 μl, 4.2 mmol) portionwiseover 3 hour. The solution was concentrated in vacuo, dissolved in ethylacetate (250 ml), washed with 2×100 ml 5% NaHSO₄, 2×100 ml saturatedNaHCO₃, 1×100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, and concentrated invacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (50% to 100%ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the diacetate (401.9 mg, 0.9062mmol, 31%) and the title compound (368.7 mg, 0.9184 mmol, 33%), both asa clear oils which solidified upon standing. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ1.29 (s, 3H), 1.32 (s, 3H), 2.09 (s, 3H), 2.09-2.20 (m, 2H), 3.00-3.25(m, 4H), 3.55 (br s, 1H), 4.09-4.11 (m, 2H), 4.38-4.43 (m, 1H), 4.95 (s,1H), 5.03 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 424 [M+Na]⁺.

3-(3-Amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-2-hydroxypropyl acetate

To a solution of3-(3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-2-hydroxypropylacetate (368.7 mg, 0.9184 mmol) in methanol (10 ml) was added palladiumon carbon (10%, 37 mg). The solution was purged with nitrogen gas, andthen put under a blanket of hydrogen gas (1.3 atm). The suspension wasstirred for 1.5 hours, filtered through a 0.45 um PTFE filter, andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was used without any furtherpurification. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 268 [M+H]⁺.

3-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-2-hydroxypropyl acetate

A solution of 3-(3-amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-2-hydroxypropyl acetate(x mg, 0.9184 mmol) in methanol (10 ml) was cooled to 0° C. andtert-butylhypochlorite (300 μl, 2.51 mmol) was added drop-wise. Thesolution was stirred for 1 hour, concentrated in vacuo, and the residuepurified by flash chromatography (50% to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes)to afford the title compound as a clear oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ1.41 (s, 6H), 2.10 (s, 3H), 2.17-2.22 (m, 2H), 3.09 (dd, J=2.4, 14.8 Hz,1H), 3.19-3.28 (m, 3H), 3.54 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H), 4.12-4.14 (m, 2H),4.4-4.5 (m, 1H). ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃, 100 MHz) δ 20.8, 23.5, 31.5, 49.8,56.0, 65.0, 66.8, 73.0, 171.0. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 361 [M+Na]⁺, 402[M+Na+CH₃CN]⁺.

Example 93-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (Compound 38-45)

3-Azido-3-methylbutanoic acid

To a stirred solution of 3,3-dimethylacrylic acid (20 g, 0.2 mol) inglacial acetic acid (50 mL) was added a solution of sodium azide (52 g,0.8 mol) in water (100 mL) in one portion. The clear yellow solution wasstirred for 1 hour at room temperature and then heated in an oil bath at95° C. for 2 days. Water (50 mL) was added to the cooled orangesolution. This solution was poured into a separatory funnel andextracted with ether (5×200 mL). The combined organic extracts weredried over anhydrous MgSO₄ and concentrated to an orange oil. This oilwas used without further purification. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz): δ 1.44(s, 6H), 2.55 (s, 2H), 11.80 (bs, 1H).

3-Azido-3-methylbutanoyl chloride

To a stirred solution of 3-azido-3-methylbutanoic acid (10 g, 69.8 mmol)in anhydrous 1,2-dichloroethane (50 mL) was added thionyl chloride (10.0mL, 140 mmol). The flask was fitted with a condenser and the reactionwas heated in a 50° C. oil bath for 2 hours. The reaction wasconcentrated to a brownish-black suspension. The residue was vacuumdistilled through a short path distillation apparatus. The forerun wasdiscarded and the major fraction distilled at 66° C. at 18 mbar as apale yellow liquid (9.66 g, 59.7 mmol, 85.6%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz):δ 1.41 (s, 6H), 2.51 (s, 2H), 2.98 (s, 2H). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz): δ1.44 (s, 6H), 3.10 (s, 2H).

3-Azido-N,N-3-trimethylbutanamide

To a stirred ice cold solution of 3-azido-3-methylbutanoyl chloride(9.66 g, 56.8 mmol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (150 mL) was added asolution of 40% aqueous dimethylamine (23.7 mL, 3 equiv, 0.14 mol) inone portion. A white solid formed immediately and the suspension wasstirred vigorously until a clear biphasic mixture formed. The speed ofstirring was reduced and the reaction was left at 0° C. for 1 hour.Dichloromethane (200 mL) was added to the reaction mixture and thecontents poured into a separatory funnel. The organic layer wasseparated and washed with water (3×50 mL) and brine (50 mL). It wasdried over anhydrous MgSO₄, filtered, concentrated and dried under highvacuum to give a crude oil (10.16 g, quant). This material was usedwithout further purification. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz): δ 1.33 (s, 6H),2.40 (s, 2H), 2.83 (s, 3H), 2.94 (s, 3H).

N¹,N¹-3-Trimethylbutane-1,3-diamine

A solution of 3-azido-N,N-3-trimethylbutanamide (10.16 g, 59.7 mmol) inanhydrous tetrahydrofuran (100 mL, 0.2 M) was added dropwise to an icecold suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (4.50 g, 2.0 equiv, 0.12mol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (150 mL) over 1 hour. After completeaddition, the flask was fitted with a condenser and the reaction heatedin a 70° C. oil bath for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was removed fromthe bath and stirred at room temperature for 17 hours. The reactionmixture was cooled in an ice bath and water (3.5 mL) was added drop-wiseover 20 min. Then 15% NaOH solution (3.5 mL) was added dropwise over 10min. The suspension was stirred for a further 10 minutes and water (7.0mL) was added in one portion and the mixture stirred for 30 minutes to agive fine white suspension. The suspension was filtered through a pad ofCelite® and the white cake was re-suspended into diethyl ether (200 mL)to give a white granular solid. The suspension was filtered and the cakewashed with diethyl ether (2×100 mL) and the combined filtrate wascarefully concentrated on a rotary evaporator with the bath temperatureset to 20° C. to give a pale yellow liquid which was briefly dried underhigh vacuum to give the crude amine (8.15 g, 62.7 mmol, quant.). Thecrude amine was not dried completely to minimize loss of product due toits low boiling point and used without further purification.

Benzyl 4-(dimethylamino)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

N-(Benzyloxycarbonyloxy)succinimide (15.6 g, 1 equiv, 62.6 mmol) wasadded in one portion to a solution ofN¹,N¹-3-trimethylbutane-1,3-diamine (8.15 g, 62.6 mmol) intetrahydrofuran (100 mL). The reaction was left to stir at roomtemperature for 17 hours. The solvent was removed and the residue wastaken up in a mixture of ethyl acetate (500 mL) and water (100 mL). Thelayers were separated and the organic layer washed with saturated sodiumbicarbonate (2×100 mL), water (100 mL) and brine (100 mL). The organiclayer was dried over anhydrous MgSO₄, filtered and concentrated to apale yellow oil. The crude oil was purified by flash chromatography (1%to 5% methanol in dichloromethane). The desired fractions were collectedand concentrated to give a colorless oil (11.49 g, yield: 69.6%)¹H NMR(CDCl₃, 400 MHz): δ 1.35 (s, 6H), 1.67-1.72 (t, J=6.6, 2H), 2.23 (s,6H), 2.36-2.40 (t, J=7.2, 2H), 6.46 (s, 1H), 7.27-7.36 (m, 5H); LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 265 [M+H]⁺.

3-(((Benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate

A mixture of benzyl 4-(dimethylamino)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (0.54g, 2 mmol) and [2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]p-toluenesulfonate(1.3 g, 4 mmol) was stirred overnight at 45° C. The crude reactionmixture was directly purified by reverse phase HPLC eluting from a C18column with a gradient of 5 to 95% acetonitrile in water (with 0.01%acetic acid) to give a clear oil (0.95 g, 2.3 mmol). ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400MHz) δ 1.18 (s, 6H), 2.05 (br m, 2H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 2.86 (s, 6H),3.17-3.21 (m, 2H), 3.26 (s, 3H), 3.30 (br s, 2H), 3.48-3.56 (m, 8H),3.71 (br s, 2H), 4.91 (br S, 2H), 7.25-7.27 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.30-7.36(m, 5H), 7.57-7.59 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 411 [M]⁺

3-Amino-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate

Under a nitrogen atmosphere, palladium on carbon (10%, 200 mg) was addedto a solution of3-(((benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (0.93 g, 2.2 mmol) in 15 mL of methanol. Theflask was degassed and placed under a hydrogen atmosphere, stirring for18 hours at room temperature. The suspension was filtered through a padof Celite® washing with methanol, and the filtrate was concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a clear oil (700 mg, 2.5 mmol). ¹H NMR(D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 1.08 (s, 6H), 1.79-1.83 (m, 2H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 3.04 (s,6H), 3.27 (s, 3H), 3.36-3.41 (m, 2H), 3.45-3.51 (m, 4H), 3.56-3.60 (m,6H), 3.84 (br m, 2H), 7.26-7.28 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.57-7.60 (d, J=8.0Hz, 2H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 277 [M]⁺

3-(Dichloroamino)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate

A solution of3-amino-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (716 mg, 2.6 mmol) in methanol (6 ml) wascooled to 0° C. tert-Butylhypochlorite (450 μl, 4 mmol) was added. Theresulting solution was stirred for 45 minutes at 0° C., and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversephase HPLC eluting from a C18 column with a gradient of 5 to 95%acetonitrile in water (with 0.01% acetic acid) to give a clear oil (658mg, 1.9 mmol). ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 1.34 (s, 6H), 2.11-2.16 (m, 2H),2.29 (s, 3H), 3.04 (s, 6H), 3.27 (s, 3H), 3.39-3.43 (m, 2H), 3.44-3.48(m, 2H), 3.50-3.53 (m, 2H), 3.56-3.60 (m, 6H), 3.83-3.85 (m, 2H),7.26-7.28 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.57-7.60 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR (D₂O,100 MHz) δ 142.4, 139.5, 129.4, 125.3, 73.0, 71.0, 69.7, 69.5, 69.4,69.1, 64.1, 63.0, 60.7, 58.0, 51.3, 31.3, 22.7, 20.5; LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 345 [M]⁺

Example 103-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (Compound 38-43)

3-(((benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride

A mixture of benzyl 4-(dimethylamino)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (fromexample 9, 1 g, 3.8 mmol) and 2-bromoethyl methyl ether (1 g, 7.2 mmol)was stirred for 5 hours at 50° C. The crude reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to a white solid, which was washedwith hexanes. The solid was dissolved in 4 mL of water and treated with437 mg of Ag₂O (1.9 mmol). The resultant slurry was stirred for 30minutes. The solid was removed by filtration through a pad of Celite®,washing with water. The aqueous solution was acidified with 6 N HCl,filtered through a 0.45 micron filter, and concentrated to 1.26 g of aclear viscous oil. ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 1.18 (s, 6H), 2.05 (br m,2H), 2.86 (s, 6H), 3.17-3.21 (m, 2H), 3.25 (s, 3H), 3.30 (br s, 2H),3.65 (br s, 2H), 4.98 (br s, 2H), 7.30-7.36 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z323 [M]⁺

3-amino-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium chloride

Under a nitrogen atmosphere, palladium on carbon (10%, 280 mg) was addedto a solution of3-(((benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (1.3 g, 3.5 mmol) in 12 mL of methanol. The flask was degassedand placed under a hydrogen atmosphere, stirring for 18 hours at roomtemperature. The suspension was filtered through a pad of Celite®washing with methanol, and the filtrate was concentrated under reducedpressure to give about 835 mg of a clear oil. ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ1.15 (s, 6H), 1.87-1.92 (m, 2H), 3.06 (s, 6H), 3.30 (s, 3H), 3.39-3.43(m, 2H), 3.49-3.51 (m, 2H), 3.79-3.80 (m, 2H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 189[M]⁺

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride

A solution of 3-amino-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (830 mg, 3.5 mmol) in methanol (14 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (984 μl, 2.5 mmol) was added. The resultingsolution was stirred for 45 minutes at 0° C. and then concentrated underreduced pressure. The residue was purified by reverse phase highpressure liquid chromatography eluting from a C18 column with a gradientof 5 to 95% CH₃CN in water (with 0.01% acetic acid) to give 618 mg of aclear oil. ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 1.33 (s, 6H), 2.15-2.20 (m, 2H), 3.08(s, 6H), 3.40 (s, 3H), 3.40-3.44 (m, 2H), 3.49-3.51 (m, 2H), 3.80-3.82(m, 2H). ¹³C NMR (D₂O, 100 MHz) δ 73.1, 65.5, 62.9, 62.9, 62.8, 60.8,60.8, 60.7, 58.2, 51.5, 51.4, 51.4, 31.3, 22.8; LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 257[M]⁺.

Example 11136-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa136ne(Compound 38-131)

2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa136n-136-yl4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonate

Poly(ethylene glycol)methyl ether (average molecular weight=2000,Aldrich cat#202509, 7.05 g, 3.5 mmol) is dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (5ml). To the stirring mixture is added an aqueous solution of sodiumhydroxide (390 mg, 9.8 mmol) in water (5 ml). The combined mixture iscooled to 0° C., and 4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonyl chloride is addeddrop-wise over a 2 hour period. The reaction mixture is stirred for anadditional 4 hours. The mixture is poured into ice-water (10 ml) andextracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer is washed withsaturated sodium chloride solution, and dried over sodium sulfate. Thesolvent was removed in vacuo to give the title compound.

benzylN-(140-methyl-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa-137-thia141n-140-yl)carbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (fromexample 1, 683 mg, 1.7 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 ml) is addedcesium carbonate (757 mg, 2.3 mmol) and2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa136n-136-yl4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonate (5.20 g, 2.4 mmol). The solution is heatedto 60° C. for 2 hours, then 70° C. for 16 hours, and cooled to roomtemperature. The mixture is concentrated in vacuo. The residue isdissolved in 50 ml 5% NaHSO₄, extracted with ethyl acetate, dried onMgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue is purified by flashchromatography (10% to 60% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give the titlecompound.

benzylN-[2-methyl-4-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa136ne-136-sulfonyl)butan-2-yl]carbamate

A solution of benzylN-(140-methyl-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa-137-thia141n-140-yl)carbamate(3.00 g, 1.3 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 ml) is cooled to 0° C.3-Chloroperbenzoic acid (77%, 916 mg, 4.1 mmol) is added portion-wise,and the solution is stirred for 2 hours. The solution is diluted with500 ml ethyl acetate, washed 3 times with 100 ml saturated NaHCO₃, oncewith 100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, and is concentrated invacuo. The residue is purified by flash chromatography (10% to 80% ethylacetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound.

136-[(3-amino-3-methylbutane)sulfonyl]-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa136ne

A solution of benzylN-[2-methyl-4-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa136ne-136-sulfonyl)butan-2-yl]carbamate(2.28 g, 1.0 mmol) is dissolved in methanol (50 ml) is purged withnitrogen. Palladium on carbon (10%, 40 mg) is added, and the suspensionis put under a hydrogen (1.3 atmospheres). The suspension is stirred for18 hours, filtered through a 0.45 um polytetrafluoroethylene filter, andthe solution is concentrated in vacuo. The material is used withoutfurther purification.

136-{[3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutane]sulfonyl}-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa136ne

A solution of136-[(3-amino-3-methylbutane)sulfonyl]-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134-pentatetracontaoxa136ne(2.00 g, 0.9 mmol) in methanol (20 ml) is cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (300 μl, 2.5 mmol) is added drop-wise over 10minutes, and the solution is stirred for 1 hour. The solution isconcentrated in vacuo and the residue is purified by preparatory highpressure liquid chromatography (H₂O/acetonitrile) to afford the titlecompound.

Example 123-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-(hexyloxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (Compound 38-135)

2-(hexyloxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

A mixture of 2-n-(hexyloxy)ethanol (4.0 g, 27 mmol) and pyridine(anhydrous, 4.3 g, 55 mmol) was cooled to 0° C. with an external icebath. To the solution was added to sylchloride (5.2 g, 27 mmol) followedby 5 mL of dichloromethane and the resultant mixture was stirred for 4hours at 0° C. and 2 hours at room temperature. The mixture was dilutedwith toluene and washed successively twice with 1 N HCl and once withbrine. The organic fraction was dried over sodium sulfate andconcentrated under reduced pressure to 8.4 g of clear liquid. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, D₂O) δ 0.88-0.91 (m, 3H), 1.25-1.31 (m, 6H), 1.48-1.52 (m,2H), 2.46 (s, 3H), 3.37-3.40 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 3.61-3.63 (m, 2H)4.16-4.19 (m, 2H), 7.74-7.36 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.81-7.83 (d, J=8.2 Hz,2H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 301 [M+H]⁺.

3-(((benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)-N-(2-(hexyloxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate

A mixture of benzyl(4-(dimethylamino)-2-methylbutan-2-yl)carbamate (0.72g, 2.7 mmol) and 2-(hexyloxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1.8 g, 6.0mmol) was stirred overnight at 75° C. The crude reaction mixture waspurified by reverse phase HPLC eluting from a C18 column with a gradientof 5 to 95% CH₃CN in water (with 0.01% acetic acid) to give 0.96 g ofwhite solid (64% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 0.75-78 (m, 3H), 1.18(s, 6H), 1.44-1.27 (m, 2H), 2.06 (br m, 2H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 3.03 (s, 6H),3.17-3.21 (m, 2H), 3.30 (br m, 2H), 3.36-3.39 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.67(br s, 2H), 4.97 (br s, 2H), 7.26-7.28 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.30-7.37 (m,5H), 7.58-7.60 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 393 [M]⁺.

3-amino-N-(2-(hexyloxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate

Under a nitrogen atmosphere, 10% palladium on carbon (200 mg) was addedto a solution of3-(((benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)-N-(2-(hexyloxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (0.95 g, 1.7 mmol) in 7 mL of methanol. Theflask was degassed and placed under a hydrogen atmosphere, stirring for18 hours at room temperature. The suspension was filtered through a padof celite, washing with methanol, and the filtrate was concentratedunder reduced pressure to give 725 mg of clear viscous oil (quantitativeyield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 0.75-78 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 3H), 1.09 (s, 6H),1.7-1.26 (m, 6H), 1.47-1.51 (m, 2H), 1.80-1.84 (m, 2H), 2.30 (s, 3H),3.03 (s, 6H), 3.36-3.40 (m, 2H), 3.44-3.48 (m, 4H), 3.81 (br s, 2H),7.27-7.28 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.58-7.60 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H). LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 259 [M]⁺.

3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-(hexyloxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate

A solution of3-amino-N-(2-(hexyloxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (722 mg, 1.7 mmol) in methanol (6 ml) wascooled to 0° C. tert-Butylhypochlorite (472 ul, 4.2 mmol) was added. Theresulting solution was stirred for 60 minutes, and then concentratedunder reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by preparativehigh pressure liquid chromatography on a C18 column, eluting the desiredproduct with a gradient of 5-95% acetonitrile in water (with 0.01%acetic acid) to give 655 mg of a white solid (78% yield). ¹H NMR (400MHz, D₂O) δ 0.85-0.89 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.29-0.37 (m, 6H), 1.43 (s,6H), 1.56-1.60 (m, 2H), 2.21-2.25 (m, 2H), 2.38 (s, 3H), 3.13 (s, 6H),3.48-3.56 (m, 6H), 3.87 (br s, 2H), 7.32-7.34 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H),7.66-7.68 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ 11.8, 18.9, 20.5,21.2, 23.8, 27.2, 29.5, 30.0, 49.7, 59.0, 62.0, 62.4, 69.9, 71.4, 123.8,127.7, 138.6, 140.4. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 327 [M]⁺.

Example 13N-(2-butoxyethyl)-3-(dichloroamino)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (Compound 38-133)

3-(((benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)-N-(2-butoxyethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride

A mixture of benzyl(4-(dimethylamino)-2-methylbutan-2-yl)carbamate (500mg, 1.9 mmol, preparation described in previous experiment) and2-(chloroethyl)-n-butyl ether (517 mg, 3.8 mmol) was stirred overnightat 75° C. An additional portion of 2-(chloroethyl)-n-butyl ether (517mg, 3.8 mmol) was added and the mixture stirred for 24 hours at 80° C.The resultant white precipitate was collected on a glass fritted filterand washed with ether to give 388 mg of a white solid (51%). ¹H NMR (400MHz, MeOD) δ 0.86-0.89 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H), 1.23 (s, 6H), 1.27-1.33 (sext,J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 1.45-1.50 (m, 2H), 2.05-2.09 (m, 2H), 3.03 (s, 6H),3.29-3.34 (m, 2H), 3.39-3.34 (t, J=Hz, 2H), 3.48-3.50 (br m, 2H), 3.74(br s, 2H), 4.99 (s, 2H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 7.31-7.36 (m, 5H). LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 365 [M]⁺.

3-amino-N-(2-butoxyethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium chloride

Under a nitrogen atmosphere, 10% pd/C (100 mg) was added to a solutionof3-(((benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)-N-(2-butoxyethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride (0.38 g, 0.95 mmol) in 4 mL of methanol. The flask was degassedand placed under a hydrogen atmosphere, stirring for 24 hours at roomtemperature. The suspension was filtered through a pad of celite washingwith methanol, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressureto give 252 mg of clear viscous oil (quantitative yield). ¹H NMR (400MHz, D₂O) δ 0.78-0.82 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H), 1.08 (s, 6H), 1.22-1.30 (sext,J=7.4 Hz, 6H), 1.45-1.52 (m, 2H), 1.77-1.81 (m, 2H), 3.04 (s, 6H),3.36-3.40 (m, 2H), 3.45-3.49 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.82-3.83 (br m, 2H);LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 231 [M]⁺.

N-(2-butoxyethyl)-3-(dichloroamino)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride

A solution of (1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methanol (250 mg, 1.21mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (10 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and pyridine (300 ul, 3.7mmol) and tosyl chloride (260 mg, 1.36 mmol) were added. The solutionwas warmed to room temperature overnight and concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue was purified by flash chromatography (50%-100% ethylacetate inhexanes) to afford the titled compound as a clear oil (218.4 mg, 0.6060mmol, 50%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 2.37 (s, 3H), 3.4-3.9 (m, 16H),4.0-4.2 (m, 1H), 7.27 (dd, J=0.8, 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.71 (dd, J=1.6, 6.8 Hz,2H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 361 [M]⁺.

Benzyl4-((1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (242 mg,0.955 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1 ml) was added(1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate(218.4 mg, 0.6060 mmol) and cesium carbonate (253 mg, 0.776 mmol). Thesolution was heated to 60° C. for 15 hours, cooled to room temperature,concentrated in vacuo, and the residue purified by flash chromatography(30%-100% ethylacetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound as aclear oil (quantitative); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 442 [M]⁺.

Benzyl4-((1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl4-((1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(0.6060 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (3 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and 77%4-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (260 mg, 1.16 mmol) was added in smallportions. The solution was stirred for 2 hours, warmed to roomtemperature, concentrated in vacuo, and the residue purified by flashchromatography (30%-100% ethylacetate in hexanes) to afford the titlecompound as a clear oil (120.8 mg, 0.255 mmol, 42% over two steps). ¹HNMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.36 (s, 6H), 2.2-2.3 (m, 2H), 3.11-3.13 (m, 2H),3.41 (dd, J=9.2, 15.2 Hz, 1H), 3.6-4.0 (m, 15H), 4.1-4.2 (m, 1H), 4.8(s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 496 [M+Na]⁺.

4-((1,4,7,10-Tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine

A solution of benzyl4-((1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(120.8 mg, 0.255 mmol) in methanol (1 ml) was put under N₂, and 10%palladium on carbon (30 mg) was added. The vessel was purged withhydrogen (1.3 atmospheres) and the suspension stirred for 3.5 hours. Thesuspension was filtered through a polytetrafluoroethylene filter (0.45um), and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo to give the title compoundas a clear oil (quantitative); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 340 [M]⁺.

4-((1,4,7,10-Tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-N,N-dichloro-2-methylbutan-2-amine

A solution of4-((1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine(0.255 mmol) in methanol (2 ml) was cooled to 0° C., andtert-butylhypochlorite (80 ul, 0.67 mmol) was added dropwise. Thesolution was stirred for 15 minutes, concentrated in vacuo, and theresidue purified by flash chromatography (50%-100% ethylacetate inhexanes) to afford the title compound as an amorphous solid (77.5 mg,0.190 mmol, 74% over two steps). ¹H NMR (CD₃OD, 400 MHz) δ 1.43 (5, 3H),1.45 (5, 3H), 2.20-2.23 (m, 2H), 3.12 (dd, J=2.8, 15.2 Hz, 1H), 3.26 (t,J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 3.4-3.9 (m, 15H), 4.1 (m, 1H). ¹³C NMR (CD₃OD, 100 MHz) δ22.2, 22.4, 30.9, 49.4, 54.7, 69.4, 69.9, 70.1, 70.1, 70.5, 70.6, 71.3,73.0, 74.3; LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 408 [M]⁺.

Example 15 Synthesis of2-(2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid(Compound 38-83)

Benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

S-3-(Benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutyl ethanethioate (3.00 g, 10.2mmol) was dissolved into methanol (100 mL). Sodium hydroxide solution (5N, 6.1 mL, 30.6 mmol) was added to the solution in one portion andstirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Thin-layer chromatography (40%ethyl acetate in hexanes) analysis of reaction mixture indicated all thestarting material was consumed. The organic solvent was removed and theresulting aqueous solution was made acidic (˜pH 5) with 1 N HCl, whilecooled in an ice bath. The aqueous suspension was extracted with ethylacetate (2×100 mL) and the combined organic layer washed with water (50mL) and brine (50 mL), dried over anhydrous MgSO₄, filtered andconcentrated to a pale yellow oil (2.83 g, quant). The material was usedwithout further purification. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz): δ 1.29 (s, 6H),2.02 (m, 2H), 2.48-2.5 (m, 2H), 2.83 (t, 20 Hz, 2H), 3.60 (t, 20 Hz,2H), 4.63 (br s, 2H), 5.05 (s, 2H), 7.29-7.37 (m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 316 [M+H]⁺.

Benzyl 4-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

The crude benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (2.83 g, 10.2mmol) from the previous reaction was dissolved into dimethylformamide(60 mL). Cesium carbonate (6.65 g, 2 equiv, 20.4 mmol) was added in oneportion to the solution to give a suspension followed by2-(2-chloroethoxy)ethanol (1.39 g, 11.2 mmol). The flask was sealed witha septum and vigorously stirred at 50° C. under nitrogen atmosphere for16 hours. The suspension was concentrated to an oily solid residue. Thismaterial was mixed with ethyl acetate (200 mL) and water (50 mL). Thelayers were separated and the organic layer was washed with brine (2×50mL). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous MgSO₄, filtered andconcentrated to a yellow oil. The crude oil was used withoutpurification (2.23 g, 64.3%). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 342 [M+H]⁺.

S-BenzylN-[4-({2-[2-(acetylsulfanyl)ethoxy]ethyl}sulfanyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]carbamate

To an ice cooled solution of benzyl4-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (2.23 g,6.53 mmol) and triethylamine (1.28 mL, 9.14 mmol) dissolved in anhydrousdichloromethane (50 mL, 0.13 M) was added mesyl chloride (0.66 mL, 8.49mmol) over 15 minutes. The cooling bath was removed and the reaction wasstirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Thin-layer chromatographyanalysis (40% ethyl acetate/hexanes) indicated the reaction wascomplete. The reaction mixture was concentrated to a white residue andredissolved into ethyl acetate (150 mL) and water (50 mL) poured into aseparatory funnel and washed 1 N HCl (2×50 mL) and brine (2×50 mL). Theorganic layer was dried over anhydrous MgSO₄, filtered and concentratedto give a yellow oil (2.97 g, quantitative). This material was usedwithout further purification.

The crude benzylN-[4-({2-[2-(methanesulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethyl}sulfanyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]carbamate(6.53 mmol) was dissolved into dimethylformamide (50 mL, 0.13 M).Potassium thioacetate (0.74 g, 6.53 mmol) was added to the flask to givea pale yellow solution. The flask was sealed with a rubber septum andheated at 50° C. for 1 hour. The suspension formed was concentrated toan oily residue. This material was suspended into ethyl acetate (100mL), filtered and the solid washed with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL) andconcentrated to a dark red residue. This residue was purified an ISCOpurification system using 40 g of SiO₂ with elution using 10% ethylacetate in hexanes for 5 minutes, then gradient to 100% ethyl acetatefor 10 minutes hold at 100% ethyl acetate for 5 minutes. The combinedfractions gave a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz): δ 1.32 (s, 6H),1.9 (t, 2H), 2.33 (s, 3H), 2.50-2.58 (m, 2H), 2.69 (t, 6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.09(t, 6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.57 (t, 6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.62 (6.6 Hz, 2H), 4.78 (br s,1H), 5.05 (s, 2H), 7.30-7.39 (m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 400 [M+H]⁺.

2-{2-[(3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-3-methylbutane)sulfonyl]ethoxy}ethane-1-sulfonicacid

A premixed solution of 88% formic acid (4.2 mL) and 30% hydrogenperoxide (4.2 mL) was added in one portion to a solution of S-benzylN-[4-({2-[2-(acetylsulfanyl)ethoxy]ethyl}sulfanyl)-2-methylbutan-2-yl]carbamate(1.67 g, 4.2 mmol) in 88% formic acid (12 mL) to give an exothermicreaction. The reaction was cooled in a room temperature water bath andstirred at room temperature for 17 hours. The solvent was removed togive a clear oil which was dissolved into water (10 mL). Palladium oncarbon (10%, 200 mg) was added to the solution which immediately startedto evolved gas. The reaction was heated to 50° C. for 3 hours, thencooled and filtered through a bed of Celite® and washed with water (2×20mL). The filtrate was concentrated to a white solid, 1.80 g(quantitative). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz): δ 1.31 (s, 6H), 2.10-2.18 (t,2H), 3.17-3.25 (m, 6H), 3.82-3.85 (m, 4H), 5.13 (s, 2H), 7.28-7.38 (m,5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 436 [M−H]⁻.

2-(2-(3-amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid

2-{2-[(3-{[(Benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-3-methylbutane)sulfonyl]ethoxy}ethane-1-sulfonicacid (1.50 g, 3.4 mmol) was dissolved into methanol (70 mL) and water(30 mL). The flask was flushed with nitrogen for 5 minutes and 10%palladium on carbon (150 mg) was added to the solution in one portion.The reaction mixture was degassed under vacuum and flushed with hydrogen(3×). The reaction was then stirred under atmospheric pressure with aballoon filled with hydrogen for 17 hours. The suspension was filteredthrough a pad of Celite® wetted with methanol and the solid was rinsedwith methanol (50 mL) and water (50 mL). The filtrate was concentratedto give a white solid (1.60 g, 88.5%). This material was used withoutfurther purification. ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz): δ 1.32 (s, 6H), 2.06-2.10(m, 2H), 3.12 (t, 5.2 Hz, 2H), 3.37-3.40 (m, 2H), 3.82 (t, 5.90 Hz, 2H),3.88 (t, 5.2 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR (D₂O, 100 MHz) δ 24.3, 30.8, 49.2, 50.6,52.7, 53.5, 64.0, 66.0. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 302 [M−H]⁻.

2-(2-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethanesulfonic acid

A solution of 2-(2-(3-amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethanesulfonicacid (0.80 g, 2.6 mmol) in a mixture of methanol (70 mL) and water (50mL) was cooled in an ice bath for 15 min. t-BuOCl (0.93 mL, 7.9 mmol)was added in one portion via syringe to the colorless solution to give adeep yellow solution. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at0° C., then concentrated under reduced pressure to yield a white solid.This solid was dissolved into water and purified via reverse phasechromatography on a Shimadzu Prep-LC utilizing water/acetonitrile and0.05% acetic acid as modifier. Fractions were collected monitoring ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm. Fractions were pooled and concentrated viarotovap with the water bath set at 25° C. to give a white solid, (0.78g, 80.0%). ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz): δ 1.31 (s, 6H), 2.09-2.14 (m, 2H),3.10 (t, 6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.23-3.27 (m, 2H), 3.41 (t, 10.8 Hz, 2H), 3.79 (t,6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.86 (t, 10.8 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR (D₂O, 100 MHz) δ 22.6, 30.2,49.4, 50.4, 52.2, 63.7, 65.9, 73.3. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 370, 372 [M−H]⁻.

Example 16 Synthesis ofN,N-dichloro-4-(2-(2-(2-tert-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine(Compound 38-91) Benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-tert-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(132.3 mg, 0.317 mmol) in tert-butanol (500 ul) was added conc. sulfuricacid (100 ul). The solution was stirred at RT for 6 d, concentrated invacuo, and the residue purified by flash chromatography (30%→80% EtOAcin hexanes) to afford the title compound as a clear oil (79.5 mg, 0.168mmol, 53%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.18 (s, 9H), 1.27 (s, 6H),2.17-2.20 (m, 2H), 3.12-3.18 (m, 4H), 3.46-3.49 (m, 2H), 3.53-3.56 (m,2H), 3.60 (s, 4H), 3.89 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 5.01-5.04 (m, 3H), 7.3-7.4(m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI): 496 [M+Na]⁺.

4-(2-(2-(2-tert-Butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine

A solution of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-tert-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(79.5 mg, 0.168 mmol) in MeOH (2 ml) was put under a N₂ atmosphere and10% Pd/C (30 mg) was added. A H₂ atmosphere (1.3 atm) was added, and theslurry stirred for 2 h. The suspension was filtered (0.45 um PTFE) andthe solution concentrated in vacuo. The residue was used without furtherpurification. LRMS (ESI/APCI): 340 [M+H]⁺.

N,N-Dichloro-4-(2-(2-(2-tert-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine

To a solution of4-(2-(2-(2-tert-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine(0.168 mmol) in MeOH (2 ml) was added tert-butylhypochlorite (50 ul,0.42 mmol). The solution was stirred for 30 min, concentrated in vacuo,and the residue purified by flash chromatography (30%→80% EtOAc inhexanes) to afford the titled compound as a clear oil (36 mg, 0.088mmol, 53%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.21 (s, 9H), 1.43 (s, 6H),2.21-2.25 (m, 2H), 3.20-3.23 (m, 4H), 3.53-3.54 (m, 2H), 3.59-3.62 (m,2H), 3.67 (s, 4H), 3.92-3.94 (m, 2H). ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃, 100 MHz) δ 23.5,27.5, 31.6, 50.0, 53.5, 61.2, 64.9, 70.3, 70.8, 71.3, 73.1. LRMS(ESI/APCI): 430 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 17 Synthesis ofN,N-dichloro-4-(2-(2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine(Compound 38-89) Benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of 60% sodium hydride (50 mg, 1.3 mmol) in DMF (4 ml) wascooled to 0° C. under N₂ and benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(419.6 mg, 1.005 mmol) in DMF (1 ml) was added dropwise. Ethyl iodide(100 ul, 1.25 mmol) was added dropwise. The solution was stirred for 3h, diluted with EtOAc (300 ml), washed with 2×100 ml sat. NaCl, dried onMgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was purified byflash chromatography (30% to 80% EtOAc in hexanes) to afford the titlecompound as a clear oil (119.8 mg, 0.2691 mmol, 27%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 1.18 (t, J=4.4 Hz, 3H), 1.32 (s, 6H), 2.17-2.21 (m, 2H),3.12-3.17 (m, 2H), 3.48-3.58 (m, 10H), 3.87 (dd, J=5.6, 5.6 Hz, 2H),5.03-5.06 (m, 3H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI): 446 [M+H]⁺, 468[M+Na]⁺.

4-(2-(2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine

A solution of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate(119.8 mg, 0.2691 mmol) in MeOH (3 ml) was put under N₂ and 10% Pd/C(12.6 mg) was added. The vessel was pressurized with H₂ (1.3 atm) andthe suspension stirred vigorously for 1.5 h. The suspension was filteredthrough a PTFE (0.45 um) filter and concentrated in vacuo, and theresidue used without any further purification. LRMS (ESI/APCI): 312[M+H]⁺.

N,N-Dichloro-4-(2-(2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine(Compound 38-89)

To a solution of4-(2-(2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine(0.2691 mmol) in MeOH (2 ml) was added tert-butylhypochlorite (100 ul,0.838 mmol). The solution was stirred for 15 min, concentrated in vacuo,and the resulting residue purified by flash chromatography (40% to 100%EtOAc in hexanes) to afford the title compound as a clear oil (99.5 mg,0.262 mmol, 97% over two steps). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.21 (t,J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.41 (s, 6H), 2.19-2.23 (m, 2H), 3.19-3.22 (m, 4H), 3.53(q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.57-3.66 (m, 8H), 3.92 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR(CDCl₃, 100 MHz) δ 15.2, 23.5, 31.6, 50.0, 53.5, 64.8, 66.7, 69.8, 70.3,70.7, 70.7, 73.1. LRMS (ESI/APCI): 402 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 18 Synthesis of3-(3-Amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,4-triol (Compound 38-145)Benzyl 4-(2-hydroxybut-3-enylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate andbenzyl 4-(1-hydroxybut-3-en-2-ylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (248mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (248 ml) was added cesium carbonate (4.09g, 12.6 mmol) and butadiene monoepoxide (15 g, 214 mmol). The suspensionwas stirred for 16 hours, concentrated in vacuo, diluted with 2 L EtOAc,and washed with twice with 400 ml 5% NaHSO₄, 400 ml saturated NaCl,dried on MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified byflash chromatography (20% to 40% ethylacetate in hexanes) to give theallylic alcohol (43.2 g, 133 mmol, 54%) and homoallylic alcohol (22.0 g,68.1 mmol, 27%) as yellow oils.

Benzyl 4-(2-hydroxybut-3-enylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.31 (s, 3H), 1.31 (s, 3H), 1.9-2.1 (m, 2H),2.50 (br s, 1H), 2.53 (dd, J=8.0, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 2.58 (dd, J=8.4, 14.0 Hz,1H), 2.77 (dd, J=4.0, 13.6 Hz, 1H), 4.18-4.22 (m, 1H), 4.8 (br s, 1H),5.06 (s, 2H), 5.18 (td, J=1.2, 10.4 Hz, 1H), 5.35 (td, J=1.2, 19.2 Hz,1H), 5.88 (ddd, J=5.6, 10.4, 19.2 Hz, 1H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H). LRMS(ESI/APCI): 324 [M+H]⁺, 346 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl 4-(1-hydroxybut-3-en-2-ylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate

¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.31 (s, 6H), 1.9-2.1 (m, 2H), 2.47 (t, J=8.4Hz, 2H), 3.39 (q, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.67 (ddd, J=6.8, 11.2, 25.6 Hz, 2H),4.70 (s, 1H), 5.07 (s, 2H), 5.17 (s, 1H), 5.20 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H), 5.72(ddd, J=8.4, 10.0, 18.4 Hz, 1H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI): 324[M+H]⁺, 346 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl2-methyl-4-(1,3,4-trihydroxybutan-2-ylsulfonyl)butan-2-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl4-(1-hydroxybut-3-en-2-ylthio)-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (22.01 g,68.05 mmol) in acetone (200 ml) was added N-methylmorpholine oxide(24.32 g, 207.6 mmol) and osmium tetroxide (0.8 g, 3 mmol). The reactionwas strongly exothermic and the solution was brought to a vigorous boilover 30 minutes, then cooled to room temperature overnight. The solutionwas concentrated in vacuo, suspended in 400 ml ethylacetate, washed withtwice 100 ml 1.0 M Na₂SO₃, 100 ml sat. NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography(1% to 20% methanol in CH₂Cl₂) to give the title compound (6.69 g, 17.2mmol, 25%) as a yellow oil (1:1 mix of diastereomers). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃,400 MHz) δ 1.33 (m, 6H), 2.3-2.4 (m, 2.5H), 2.54 (s, 1H), 2.7-2.9 (br s,2H), 3.10-3.15 (br s, 0.7H), 3.15-3.33 (m, 2.5H), 3.4 (br s, 0.6H), 3.65(br s, 0.6H), 3.7-4.0 (m, 3H), 4.0 (m, 0.6H, 4.2 (m, 0.3H), 4.3 (m,0.6H, 4.4 (m, 0.3H), 4.8 (br s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H). LRMS(ESI/APCI): 390 [M+H]⁺, 412 [M+Na]⁺.

3-(3-Amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,4-triol

To a solution of benzyl2-methyl-4-(1,3,4-trihydroxybutan-2-ylsulfonyl)butan-2-ylcarbamate (6.69g, 17.2 mmol) in MeOH (100 ml) was added 10% palladium on carbon (490mg). The suspension was put under an atmosphere of H₂ (1.3 atmospheres)and stirred for 12 hours, filtered through Celite, and concentrated invacuo. The residue was used without further purification. LRMS(ESI/APCI): 256 [M+H]⁺.

3-(3-(Dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,4-triol

A solution of 3-(3-amino-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,4-triol (17.2mmol) was cooled to 0° C. and tert-butylhypochlorite (3.0 ml, 25 mmol)was added dropwise over 5 minutes. The solution was stirred for 1 hour,concentrated in vacuo, and the residue purified by flash chromatography(5% to 10% methanol in CH₂Cl₂) to give the title compound as a 2:1 mixof diastereomers as a white powder after lyophilization (3.34 g, 10.3mmol, 60% over two steps). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.46 (s, 6H),2.23-2.27 (m, 2H), 2.8-3.2 (br s, 2H), 3.32-3.36 (m, 3H), 3.8 (br s,1H), 3.82-3.86 (m, 1.35H), 3.94 (dd, J=3.6, 12.0 Hz, 0.65H), 4.10 (dd,J=5.2, 18.0 Hz, 0.65H), 4.20-4.27 (m, 1.35H), 4.34-4.39 (m, 0.65H),4.51-4.54 (m, 0.35H). ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃, 100 MHz) δ 23.5, 30.8, 31.0, 48.9,50.8, 57.1, 57.6, 64.0, 64.4, 66.0, 66.4, 73.2, 73.2. LRMS (ESI/APCI):346 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 19 Synthesis of(2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(((3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutyl)sulfonyl)methyl)-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol(Compound 38-141)

Methyl 6-bromo-α-D-glucopyranoside

To a 0° C. solution of methyl α-D-glucopyranoside (3.9 g, 20 mmol) in125 mL of anhydrous pyridine was added triphenylphosphine (10.5 g, 40mmol) followed by carbon tetrabromide (9.9 g, 30 mmol). The reaction wasstirred at 0° C. for 10 minutes then warmed to 65° C. for 4 hours. Thereaction was quenched with 20 mL of methanol and concentrated to a cruderesidue, a portion of which was purified by column chromatographyeluting from silica gel with a gradient of 0 to 15% methanol indichloromethane to give 1.1 g of an off-white solid (64%). ¹H NMR (400MHz, d₆-DMSO) δ 3.00-3.06 (m, 1H), 3.16-3.23 (m, 1H), 3.30 (s, 3H),3.30-3.41 (m, H), 3.47-3.57 (m, 2H), 3.73-3.76 (dd, J=1.6, 10.3 Hz, 1H),4.56-4.57 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 4.82-4.83 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.90-4.91 (d,J=5.0 Hz, 1H), 5.21-5.23 (d, J=5.9 Hz, 1H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, d₆-DMSO) δ35.2, 55.0, 71.0, 71.9, 72.3, 73.0, 99.9.

Benzyl(2-methyl-4-((((2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl)thio)butan-2-yl)carbamate

Under a nitrogen atmosphere, cesium carbonate (2.1 g, 6.5 mmol) wasadded to a stirring solution of benzyl4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (1.4 g, 5.4 mmol) and methyl6-bromo-α-D-glycopyranoside (1.1 g, 4.3 mmol) in 10 mL of anhydrousN,N-dimethylformamide. The reaction mixture was stirred for 18 hours,concentrated under vacuum to a residue, and partitioned between ethylacetate and water. The organic fraction was washed with water and brine,dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated to a crude residue, whichwas purified by column chromatography, eluting from silica gel with agradient of 0-10% methanol in dichloromethane to give 0.97 g of desiredproduct (54% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 1.28 (br s, 6H), 1.96-2.0(m, 2H), 2.57-2.64 (m, 3H), 2.93-2.98 (dd, J=2.0, 14.0 Hz, 1H),3.19-3.23 (dd, J=8.9, 9.6 Hz, 1H), 3.39-3.42 (m, 1H), 3.42 (s, 3H),3.57-3.67 (m, 2H), 4.63-4.64 (d, J=3.7 Hz, 1H), 5.03 (s, 2H), 7.28-7.35(m, 5H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, MeOD) δ 27.1, 27.7, 33.5, 40.2, 52.8, 55.2,66.2, 71.7, 72.1, 72.9, 74.3, 99.2, 128.1, 128.1, 128.6, 136.5, 154.LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 452 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl(2-methyl-4-((((2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl)sulfonyl)butan-2-yl)carbamate

To a 0° C. mixture ofbenzyl(2-methyl-4-((((2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-211)methyl)thio)butan-2-yl)carbamate(950 mg, 2.2 mmol) and sodium bicarbonate (500 mg) in 10 mL ofdichloromethane was added 4-chloroperoxybenzonic acid (77%, 1.35 g, 6.0mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure to a crude residue. The residue waspartitioned between ethyl acetate and aqueous sodium bicarbonatesolutions. The organic fraction was successively washed with sodiumbicarbonate and brine solutions, dried over sodium sulfate, andconcentrated to a white solid, which was purified by columnchromatography, eluting from silica gel with a gradient of 0-20%methanol in dichloromethane to give 0.70 g of desired product (70%yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 1.30 (s, 3H), 1.31 (s, 3H), 2.17-2.27(m, 2H), 3.14-3.24 (m, 3H), 3.36-3.39 (m, 1H), 3.42 (s, 3H), 3.44-3.46(m, 2H), 3.63-3.68 (t, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.04-4.10 (m, 1H), 4.68-4.66 (d,J=3.7 Hz, 1H), 5.00-5.08 (m, 2H), 7.28-7.35 (m, 5H).). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz,MeOD) δ 26.2, 31.0, 50.9, 51.4, 53.9, 55.1, 65.6, 67.4, 71.8, 72.7,73.4, 127.5, 127.7, 128.2, 136.9, 155.6. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 484[M+Na]⁺.

(2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(((3-amino-3-methylbutyl)sulfonyl)methyl)-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol

Under a nitrogen atmosphere, 175 mg of 10% Pd on carbon was added to asolution ofbenzyl(2-methyl-4-((((2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl)sulfonyl)butan-2-yl)carbamate(700 mg, 1.5 mmol) in 5 mL of methanol. The resultant mixture wasdegassed and placed under a hydrogen atmosphere, stirring for 3 hours.The suspension was filtered through a pad of celite, washing withmethanol, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure togive ca 496 mg of white foam (quantitative yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz,CD₃OD) δ 1.19 (s, 6H), 1.90-1.95 (m, 2H), 3.13-3.18 (dd, J=8.9, 9.9 Hz,1H), 3.21-3.30 (m, 2H), 3.4-3.43 (m, 3H), 3.48 (s, 3H), 3.61-3.66 (t,J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.04-4.10 (m, 1H), 4.69-4.70 (d, J=3.7 Hz, 1H). ¹³C NMR(100 MHz, MeOD) δ 27.6, 27.7, 34.8, 48.8, 50.8, 53.9, 54.9, 67.3, 71.9,72.8, 73.3, 100.1. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 328 [M+H]⁺.

(2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(((3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutyl)sulfonyl)methyl)-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol

A solution of(2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(((3-amino-3-methylbutyl)sulfonyl)methyl)-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol(460 mg, 1.4 mmol) in methanol (4 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (393 ul, 3.5 mmol) was added. The resultingsolution was stirred for 30 minutes, and then concentrated under reducedpressure. The crude material was purified by column chromatography,eluting from silica gel with a gradient of 0 to 12% methanol indichloromethane to give 430 mg of a white solid (78% yield). ¹H NMR (400MHz, D₂O) δ 1.33 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 3H), 2.14-2.18 (m, 2H), 3.21-3.26 (m,1H), 3.30-3.35 (m, 2H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 3.46-3.60 (m, 4H), 3.99-4.05 (t ofd, J=3.6, 9.3 Hz, 1H) 4.74-4.75 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz,D₂O) δ 22.5, 22.6, 30.5, 49.8, 53.4, 55.7, 66.5, 70.9, 71.9, 72.6, 73.2,99.5. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 418 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 20 Synthesis ofN,N-dichloro-2-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-amine(38-147) Benzyl17-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxa-14-thiaoctadecan-17-ylcarbamate

To a solution of benzyl 4-mercapto-2-methylbutan-2-ylcarbamate (20 mmol)in N,N-dimethylformamide (20 ml) was added cesium carbonate (6.49 g,19.9 mmol) and 13-bromo-2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecane (5.00 g, 18.4 mmol).The solution was stirred for 16 hours, concentrated in vacuo, and theresidue dissolved in 500 ml ethylacetate, washed with 3 times with 100ml 5% NaHSO₄, 1×200 ml sat. NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, and concentrated invacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (10% to 60%ethylacetate in hexanes) to give the titled compound as a clear oil(7.47 g, 18.1 mmol, 98%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.31 (s, 6H),1.95-1.99 (m, 2H), 2.51-2.55 (m, 2H), 2.69-2.73 (m, 2H), 3.38 (s, 3H),3.54-3.58 (m, 2H, 3.6-3.7 (m, 14H), 4.77 (br s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H),7.3-7.4 (m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI): 466 [M+Na]⁺.

Benzyl2-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-ylcarbamate

A solution of benzyl17-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxa-14-thiaoctadecan-17-ylcarbamate (7.47 g,18.1 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (300 ml) was cooled to 0° C. 77% 3-Chloroperbenzoicacid (10.47 g, 46.72 mmol) was added portionwise, and the solutionstirred for 2 hours. The solution was diluted with 800 ml ethylacetate,washed with 3 times with 200 ml saturates NaHCO₃, once with 200 ml sat.NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue waspurified by flash chromatography (30% to 100% ethylacetate in hexanes)to afford the titled compound as a clear oil (6.07 g, 12.8 mmol, 71%).¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ1.35 (s, 6H), 2.20-2.24 (m, 2H), 3.15-3.22 (m,4H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 3.53-3.55 (m, 2H), 3.60-3.63 (m, 12H), 3.89-3.92 (m,2H), 5.00 (br s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.4 (m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI):498 [M+Na]⁺, 476 [M+H]⁺.

2-Methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-amine

A solution of benzyl2-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-ylcarbamate(6.07 g, 12.8 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (150 ml) was purged withN₂. 10% palladium on carbon (890 mg) was added, and the suspension wasput under a H₂ (1.3 atmospheres) atmosphere. The suspension was stirredfor 5 hours, filtered through Celite, and the solution concentrated invacuo. The material was used without further purification. LRMS(ESI/APCI): 342 [M+H]⁺.

N,N-Dichloro-2-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-amine

A solution of2-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)butan-2-amine(12.8 mmol) in methanol (150 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (3.5 ml, 29 mmol) was added dropwise over 10minutes, and the solution stirred for 1 hour. The solution wasconcentrated in vacuo and the residue purified by flash chromatography(30% to 80% ethylacetate in hexanes) to afford the titled compound as aclear oil (4.20 g, 10.2 mmol, 80% over two steps). ¹H NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 1.43 (s, 6H), 2.18-2.22 (m, 2H), 3.17-3.22 (m, 2H), 3.37 (s,3H), 3.53-3.55 (m, 2H), 3.62-3.64 (m, 10H), 3.91 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H). ¹³CNMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 23.5, 31.6, 50.0, 53.4, 59.0, 64.8, 70.3, 70.5,70.6, 70.6, 70.7, 71.9, 73.1. LRMS (ESI/APCI): 432 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 21 3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutan-1-ol (38-171)

3-Amino-3-methylbutan-1-ol (420 mg, 4.1 mmol, prepared as described inLow, Eddy; Nair, Satheesh; Shiau, Timothy; Belisle, Barbara; Debabov,Dmitri; Celeri, Chris; Zuck, Meghan; Najafi, Ron; Georgopapadakou,Nafsika; Jain, Rakesh Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2009,19, 196-198) was dissolved in methanol (50 ml) and cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (1.33 g, 12.3 mmol) was added to the mixture, andthe combined reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 minutes. Thereaction was concentrated in vacuo to give 632 mg (90%) of3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutan-1-ol as an oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz)δ 3.78 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.01 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.67 (s, 1H), 1.42 (s,6H). ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃, 100 MHz) δ 74.2, 59.0, 41.6, 23.0.

Example 221-Chloro-3-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(Compound 39-04)

3-(2-(2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

2,2,5,5-Tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (20.00 g, 140.6 mmol), prepared asdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,126,057 (Worely et al., Jun. 30, 1992), wasdissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (300 ml). To the stirring roomtemperature solution was added sodium hydride (60%, 5.06 g, 126.5 mmol),in 8 portions over 30 minutes. After an additional one hour of stirringat room temperature,[2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]p-toluenesulfonate (40.15 g, 126.1mmol) was slowly added to the basic solution over a 20 minute period.The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 18 hours at roomtemperature. The reaction mixture was concentrated under high vacuum.The solid material was dissolved in dichloromethane and the solution wasfiltered to remove any solid material. The organic layer wasconcentrated in vacuo, and crude material was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (0 to 10% methanol in dichloromethane) to give15.51 g (38%) of the title compound. ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 3.70-3.46(m, 12H), 3.64-3.59 (m, 2H), 3.46 (t, J=6.2 Hz, 2H), 3.26 (s, 3H), 1.31(s, 6H), ¹³C NMR (D₂O, 100 MHz) δ 179.48, 76.22, 70.99, 69.59, 69.56,69.39, 67.71, 58.90, 58.00, 39.70, 27.28, 25.67; LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 289[M+H]⁺.

1-Chloro-3-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

To a 0° C. solution of3-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(15.03 g, 52.1 mmol) in methanol (150 ml) was addedtert-butylhypochlorite (8.50 g of 0.91 g/mL, 78.3 mmol), over a 10minute period. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0° C. The reactionmixture was checked for completion by high pressure liquidchromatography. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo, andcrude material was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (0 to 10%methanol in dichloromethane) to give 15.43 g (92%) of the titlecompound. ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 3.74-3.65 (m, 8H), 3.62-3.60 (m, 2H),3.55 (t, J=6 Hz, 2H), 3.37 (s, 3H), 1.53 (s, 6H), 1.36 (s, 6H). ¹³C NMR(D₂O, 100 MHz) δ 175.00, 83.68, 70.98, 69.59 (2 peaks), 69.39, 67.65,66.02, 57.99, 40.16, 24.07, 22.52. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 323 [M+H]⁺.

Example 233,3′-(2,2′-(2,2′-Oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl)bis(oxy))bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one)(Compound 39-32)

3,3′-(2,2′-(2,2′-Oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl)bis(oxy))bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one)

2,2,5,5-Tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (3.95 g, 27.8 mmol), prepared asdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,126,057 (Worely et al., Jun. 30, 1992), wasdissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (300 ml). The stirring solution wascooled to 0° C., and sodium hydride (60%, 1.07 g, 26.8 mmol) was addedin 3 portions over a 15 minute period. The reaction mixture was stirredfor an additional hour at 0° C., and tetraethylene glycoldi(p-toluenesulfonate) (4.5 ml of 1.24 g/mL, 11.1 mmol) was added. Thereaction mixture was slowly warmed to room temperature and allowed tostir for 18 hours. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo, and crudematerial was purified by preparative-high pressure liquid chromatographyto give 800 mg (7%) of the title compound. ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ3.73-3.65 (m, 12H), 3.47 (t, J=6.2 Hz, 4H), 1.47 (s, 12H), 1.33 (s,12H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 443 [M+H]⁺.

3,3′-(2,2′-(2,2′-oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl)bis(oxy))bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one)

To a 0° C. solution of3,3′-(2,2′-(2,2′-oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl)bis(oxy))bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one)(300 mg, 0.7 mmol) in methanol (80 ml) was added tert-butylhypochlorite(220 mg, 2.0 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0° C. Thereaction mixture was checked for completion by high pressure liquidchromatography. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo, andcrude material was purified by preparative-high pressure liquidchromatography to give 186 mg (51%) of the title compound. ¹H NMR (D₂O,400 MHz) δ 3.75-3.65 (m, 12H), 3.56 (t, J=6.2 Hz, 4H), 1.54 (s, 12H),1.37 (s, 12H); ¹³C NMR (D₂O, 100 MHz) δ 175.00, 83.67, 69.66, 69.63,67.65, 66.02, 40.18, 24.10, 22.54; LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 511 [M+H]⁺.

Example 241-chloro-3-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione(Compound 39-78)

3-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione

5,5-Dimethylhydantoin (1.32 g, 10.3 mmol) was dissolved inN,N-dimethylformamide (100 ml). To the stirring room temperaturesolution was added sodium hydride (60%, 412 mg, 10.2 mmol). After anadditional one hour of stirring at room temperature,[2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]p-toluenesulfonate (3.28 g, 10.3mmol) was slowly added to the basic solution over a 20 minute period.The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 18 hours at roomtemperature. The reaction mixture was concentrated under high vacuum.The solid material was dissolved in dichloromethane and the solution wasfiltered to remove any solid material. The organic layer wasconcentrated in vacuo, and crude material was purified bypreparative-high pressure liquid chromatography to give 900 mg (31%) ofthe title compound. ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 3.56-3.51 (m, 12H), 3.37 (s,3H), 1.42 (s, 6H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 275 [M+H]⁺.

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione

To a 0° C. solution of3-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione(900 mg, 3.3 mmol) in methanol (80 ml) was added tert-butylhypochlorite(220 mg, 2.0 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0° C. Thereaction mixture was checked for completion by high pressure liquidchromatography. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo, andcrude material was purified by preparative-high pressure liquidchromatography to give 30 mg (3%) of the title compound. ¹H NMR (D₂O,400 MHz) δ 3.79 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.73 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.69-3.58 (m,8H), 3.37 (s, 3H), 1.49 (s, 6H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 309 [M+H]⁺.

Example 253-Chloro-4-methyl-4-((2,3,4-trihydroxybutylsulfonyl)methyl)oxazolidin-2-one(Compound 39-66)

S-(4-Methyl-2-oxooxazolidin-4-yl)methyl ethanethioate

To a solution of 4-(chloromethyl)-4-methyloxazolidin-2-one (10.22 g,68.32 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (100 ml) was added potassiumthioacetate (9.07 g, 79.6 mmol). The suspension was heated to 90° C. for18 hour, cooled to room temperature, and concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue was suspended in 400 ml ethyl acetate, washed three times with100 ml saturated NaHCO₃, 100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, andconcentrated in vacuo. Flash chromatography (30% to 100% ethyl acetatein hexanes) afforded the title compound as a yellow oil (6.07 g, 31.2mmol, 46%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.45 (s, 3H), 2.42 (s, 3H), 3.07(d, J=14.0 Hz, 1H), 3.21 (d, J=14.0 Hz, 1H), 4.08 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H),4.15 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 5.59 (br s, 1H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 190 [M+H]⁺.

4-(Mercaptomethyl)-4-methyloxazolidin-2-one

To a solution of S-(4-methyl-2-oxooxazolidin-4-yl)methyl ethanethioate(6.07 g, 31.2 mmol) in methanol (30 ml) was added 5.0 M NaOH in H₂O (10ml, 50 mmol). The solution was stirred for 2.5 hour, concentrated invacuo, suspended in ethyl acetate (400 ml), washed three times with 100ml 5% NaHSO₄, 100 ml saturated NaCl, dried on MgSO₄, and concentrated invacuo. The material was used without any further purification. LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 148 [M+H]⁺.

4-((2-Hydroxybut-3-enylthio)methyl)-4-methyloxazolidin-2-one

To a solution of 4-(mercaptomethyl)-4-methyloxazolidin-2-one (1.79 g,12.2 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (20 ml) was added cesium carbonate(520 mg, 1.60 mmol) and 2-vinyloxirane (2.34 g, 33.4 mmol). The solutionwas heated to 60° C. for 14 hours, cooled to room temperature,concentrated in vacuo, and purified by flash chromatography (30% to 100%ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound as a clear oil(quantitative). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 218 [M+H]⁺.

4-Methyl-4-((2,3,4-trihydroxybutylsulfonyl)methyl)oxazolidin-2-one

To a solution of4-((2-hydroxybut-3-enylthio)methyl)-4-methyloxazolidin-2-one (12.2 mmol)in acetone (20 ml) was added 4-Methylmorpholine N-oxide (4.32 g, 36.9mmol). 2.5 wt % OSO₄ in tert-butanol (4.65 ml, 0.46 mmol) was addedportion-wise over 3 hours, the solution was stirred for 24 hours,diluted with 600 ml dichloromethane, and extracted three times with 100ml 2% Na₂S₂O₃ in H₂O. The aqueous layer was concentrated in vacuo, andthe residue purified by RP-HPLC (H₂O/acetonitrile) and then flashchromatography (5% to 20% methanol in dichloromethane) to afford thetitled compound as a clear oil (990 mg, 3.49 mmol, 29%). LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 284 [M+H]⁺.

3-Chloro-4-methyl-4-((2,3,4-trihydroxybutylsulfonyl)methyl)oxazolidin-2-one

A solution of4-methyl-4-((2,3,4-trihydroxybutylsulfonyl)methyl)oxazolidin-2-one (990mg, 3.49 mmol) in methanol (5 ml) was cooled to 0° C. andtert-butylhypochlorite (400 ul, 3.35 mmol) was added drop-wise. Thesolution was stirred for 2 hours, concentrated in vacuo, and the residuepurified by flash chromatography (5% to 20% methanol in dichloromethane)to afford the title compound as a mixture of diastereomers (364.5 mg,1.147 mmol, 33%). ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 1.50 (s, 3H), 3.3-4.3 (m, 7H),4.4-4.5 (m, 1H), 4.9-5.0 (m, 1H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 318 [M+H]⁺.

Example 26 4-chloro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3-dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione(Compound 39-74)

methyl 2-(2-chloroacetamido)-2-methylpropanoate

To a rapidly stirring biphasic solution of aminoisobutyric acid methylester hydrochloride (5.1 g, 33 mmol) in ethyl acetate (40 mL) and water(27 mL) was added potassium carbonate (13.7 g, 99.6 mmol) followed bychloroacetyl chloride (3.4 mL, 43 mmol). The reaction was cooled with anice bath to prevent warming above ambient temperature, and stirred atroom temperature for four hours. The mixture was diluted with ethylacetate and the organic layer was successively washed with 10% citricacid and sat. NaCl, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuoto give the desired product as a white solid (5.78 g, 29.9 mmol, 91%).¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.61 (s, 6H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 4.01 (s, 2H); LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 194 [M+H]⁺.

1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3-dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione

A solution of methyl 2-(2-chloroacetamido)-2-methylpropanoate (2.5 g, 13mmol), ethanolamine (1.3 g, 21.3 mmol), and N,N-diisopropylethylamine(4.0 mL, 23 mmol) in 250 mL of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was heated atreflux temperature for 24 hours. The mixture was concentrated to aresidue in vacuo and dissolved in ethanol (approximately 300 mL). Themixture was heated in a sealed tube at 155° C. for 24 hours thenconcentrated to a crude residue and purified by column chromatography (5to 12% methanol in dichloromethane) to give the title compound as awhite solid (1.03 g, 5.5 mmol, 42%). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 1.30(s, 6H), 3.32-3.35 (t, J=5.7, 2H), 3.48-3.53 (q, J=5.7, 2H) 4.02 (s,2H), 4.75-4.77 (t, J=5.4 Hz, 1H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 187 [M+H]⁺.

4-chloro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3-dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione

A solution of 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3-dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione (300mg, 1.61 mmol) in methanol (3 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (272 ul, 2.4 mmol) was added. The resultingsolution was stirred for 35 minutes, and then concentrated under reducedpressure. The crude material was purified by column chromatography,eluting the desired product from silica gel with a gradient of 1 to 10%methanol in dichloromethane to give the title compound as a white solid(284 mg, 1.28 mmol, 80%). ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 1.67 (s, 6H),2.26-2.28 (t, J=5.0 Hz, 1H), 3.59-3.62 (t, J=5.0 Hz, 2H), 3.86-3.90 (q,J=5.0 Hz, 2H), 4.32 (s, 2H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 221 [M+H]⁺.

Example 271-chloro-3-(2-((2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)sulfonyl)ethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione(Compound 39-79)

3-(2-mercaptoethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione

To a cold (0° C.) solution ofS-(2-(4,4-dimethyl-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethyl) ethanethioate (17g, 74 mmol) prepared as described in International Patent PublicationNumber WO 2010/054009 A1 (Jain et al., Apr. 11, 2009), in 150 mL ofmethanol and 100 mL of water was added 22.5 mL of 5 N NaOH. The externalice bath was removed and the mixture was allowed to warm to roomtemperature, and stirred for 18 hours. Concentrated hydrochloric acid (8mL) and 10 mL of water were added and the resultant solution wasconcentrated to about half of its original volume. White solid productprecipitated out of solution and was collected on a glass frittedfilter. The remaining aqueous solution was extracted with ethyl acetate,and the organic layer was then successively washed with water and sat.NaCl solutions. The organic fraction was dried over sodium sulfate andconcentrated to a white solid, which was combined with the precipitatedmaterial to give the desired product (13.2 g, 70.2 mmol, 95%). ¹H NMR(CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.37-1.41 (t, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 1.48 (s, 6H), 2.81-2.86(m, 2H), 3.69-3.73 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 5.53 (br s, 1H); LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 189 [M+H]⁺.

5,5-dimethyl-3-(2,5,8-trioxa-11-thiatridecan-13-yl)imidazolidine-2,4-dione

To a mixture of 3-(2-mercaptoethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione(2 g, 10.6 mmol) and cesium carbonate (2.07 g, 6.4 mmol) in 25 mL ofN,N-dimethylformamide was added[2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]p-toluenesulfonate (3.7 g,11.8 mmol). The resultant mixture was stirred overnight at roomtemperature, then concentrated in vacuo to give a crude residue, whichwas purified by column chromatography, (50-100% ethyl acetate inhexanes) to give the desired product (2.24 g, 6.7 mmol, 63%). ¹H NMR(CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.46 (s, 6H), 2.74-2.78 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.83-2.86(t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.39 (s, 3H), 3.54-3.57 (m, 2H), 3.64-3.69 (m, 8H),3.71-3.73 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 5.96 (br s, 1H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 334[M+H]⁺.

3-(2-((2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)sulfonyl)ethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione

To a solution of5,5-dimethyl-3-(2,5,8-trioxa-11-thiatridecan-13-yl)imidazolidine-2,4-dione(2.2 g, 6.5 mmol) in 5 mL of formic acid was added a 13 mL of a 1:1mixture of 30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide and formic acid. The reactionwas stirred overnight at room temperature. The solution was concentratedin vacuo to give 2.7 g of a clear liquid, which was purified by columnchromatography (5-12% methanol in dichloromethane) to give a clearviscous oil (1.9 g, 5.2 mmol, 80%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.44 (s,6H), 3.36-3.37 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 2H), 3.39 (s, 3H), 3.50-3.54 (m, 4H),3.59-3.64 (m, 6H), 3.87-3.89 (t, J=5.0 Hz, 2H), 4.0-4.03 (m, 2H), 6.25(s, 1H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 367 [M+H]⁺.

1-chloro-3-(2-((2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)sulfonyl)ethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione

A solution of3-(2-((2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)sulfonyl)ethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione(1.9 g, 5.2 mmol) in methanol (10 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (613 ul, 5.45 mmol) was added. The resultingsolution was stirred for 3 hours at 0° C., and then concentrated underreduced pressure. The crude material was purified by columnchromatography, eluting from silica gel with a gradient of 5-12%methanol in dichloromethane to give 1.1 g of a clear oil. ¹H NMR (D₂O,400 MHz) δ 1.39 (s, 6H), 3.28 (s, 3H), 3.43-3.47 (t, J=5.4 Hz, 2H),3.51-3.61 (m, 10H) 3.85-3.88 (t, 5.2 Hz, 2H), 4.02-4.05 (m, 2H). LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 401 [M+H]⁺.

Example 283-chloro-1-(2-((2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)sulfonyl)ethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one(Compound 39-80)

2-((2-methyl-2-nitropropyl)amino)ethanol

To a stirring solution of ethanolamine (7.5 mL, 124 mmol), nitropropane(11.1 mL, 124 mmol), water (2.4 mL) in isopropanol (21 mL) was added 5 NNaOH (148 uL, 0.74 mmol) followed by the slow addition of 37% aqformaldehyde (9.2 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred for 19 hours atroom temperature, then diluted with 130 mL of 1 N HCl. The mixture wassuccessively washed with ether and ethyl acetate, then the pH wasadjusted to about 10 with 50% NaOH. The basic solution was extractedtwice with dichloromethane. The combined organic fractions wereconcentrated under reduced pressure to give 17.4 g of a pale yellowliquid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.60 (s, 6H), 2.79-2.82 (t, J=5.1 Hz,2H), 3.04 (s, 2H), 3.60-3.62 (t, J=5.1 Hz, 2H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 163[M+H]⁺.

2-((2-amino-2-methylpropyl)amino)ethanol

To a solution of 2-((2-methyl-2-nitropropyl)amino)ethanol (9.7 g, 60mmol) in Methanol (65 ml) was added a slurry of 50% Raney Nickel® in H₂O(3 ml). The vessel was pressurized with H₂ (450 psi) and the suspensionstirred for 48 h. The mixture was filtered through Celite® andconcentrated in vacuo to give 7.4 g of a crude liquid, which was useddirectly in the next step without purification. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 133[M+H]⁺.

1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one

A mixture of urea (5.4 g, 91 mmol) and2-((2-amino-2-methylpropyl)amino)ethanol (12 g, 91 mmol) was heated in a200° C. sand bath for approximately 45 min until ammonia evolution hadceased. The crude mixture was purified by column chromatography, elutingfrom silica gel with a gradient of 0-10% methanol in dichloromethane togive 6.0 g of a white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.33 (s, 6H),3.21 (s, 2H), 3.27-3.30 (t, J=5.2, 2H), 3.69-3.71 (q, J=5.2 Hz, 2H),4.01-4.04 (t, J=5.4, 1H), 5.31 (br s, 1H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 159[M+H]⁺.

2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethyl methanesulfonate

To a solution of 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one (5.9g, 37 mmol) and pyridine (3.6 mL, 44.4 mmol) in 150 mL of anhydrousdichloromethane was added methanesulfonyl chloride (3.3 mL, 43 mmol).The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours, then dilutedwith 100 mL of dichlormethane and washed twice with 40 mL of 1 N HCl andonce with brine. The organic fraction was dried over sodium sulfate andconcentrated in vacuo to 3.54 g of the desired product as white solid.¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.33 (s, 6H), 3.06 (s, 3H), 3.23 (s, 2H),3.54-3.57 (t, J=5.2, 2H), 4.36-4.39 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 2H); LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 237 [M+H]⁺.

S-(2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethyl)ethanethioate

To a solution of 2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethylmethanesulfonate (3.5 g, 15 mmol) in 40 mL anhydrousN,N-dimethylformamide was added potassium thioacetate (3.4 g, 30 mmol).The reaction was stirred for 18 hours. The mixture was concentrated to aresidue under reduced pressure, which was extracted with 1:1 ethylacetate: dichloromethane. The organic extract was concentrated underreduced pressure to give a crude red oil which was purified by columnchromatography, eluting from silica gel with a gradient of 0 to 10%methanol in dichloromethane to give 2.6 g of a off-white solid. ¹H NMR(CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.30 (s, 6H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 3.04-3.07 (t, J=6.9 Hz,2H), 3.24 (s, 2H), 3.35-3.38 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 4.47 (br s, 1H); LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 217 [M+H]⁺.

1-(2-mercaptoethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one

To a cold (0° C.) solution ofS-(2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethyl) ethanethioate (1.5 g,6.9 mmol) in 14 mL of methanol and 7.2 mL of water was added 2.1 mL of 5N NaOH. The external ice bath was removed and the mixture was allowed towarm to room temperature and stirred for 18 hours. Concentrated HCl (11mL) was added and the resultant solution was concentrated to about ½ itsoriginal volume and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer waswashed with a brine solution, dried over sodium sulfate, andconcentrated to give 1.2 g of a tan liquid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ1.32 (s, 6H), 1.39-1.43 (t, J=8.1 Hz, 1H) 2.66-2.27 (q, J=6.8 Hz, 2H),3.24 (s, 2H), 3.36-3.340 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.94 (br s, 1H); LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 175 [M+H]⁺.

4,4-dimethyl-1-(2,5,8-trioxa-11-thiatridecan-13-yl)imidazolidin-2-one

To a solution of 1-(2-mercaptoethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one (1.2g, 6.9 mmol) and[2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]p-toluenesulfonate (2.4 g,7.6 mmol) in anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide (14 mL) was added cesiumcarbonate (1.3 g, 4.1 mmol) and the reaction was stirred for 20 hours atroom temperature. The crude reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure to give a semisolid residue, which was then extractedwith ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate was filtered to remove insolublematerial and concentrated to a red oil, which was purified by columnchromatography, eluting from silica gel with a gradient of 2 to 12%methanol in dichloromethane to give 1.4 g of a pale-tan colored liquid.¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.31 (s, 6H), 2.71-2.77 (m, 4H), 3.24 (s, 2H),3.38-3.42 (m, 5H), 3.54-3.57 (m, 2H), 3.64-3.68 (m, 8H), 4.37 (br s,1H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 321 [M+H]⁺.

1-(2-((2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)sulfonyl)ethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one

To a cold (0° C.) solution of4,4-dimethyl-1-(2,5,8-trioxa-11-thiatridecan-13-yl)imidazolidin-2-one(700 mg, 2.1 mmol) in dichloromethane (7 mL) was added4-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (77%, 1.1 g, 4.8 mmol). The reaction wasstirred for 1 hour at 0° C., then diluted with dichloromethane andwashed twice with 1 N NaOH and once with brine. The organic fraction wasdried over sodium sulfate, concentrated to a clear oil, and purified bycolumn chromatography, eluting from silica gel with a gradient of 1 to10% methanol in dichloromethane to give 0.68 g of a clear oil. ¹H NMR(CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.32 (s, 6H), 3.29-3.31 (m, 4H), 3.38-3.40 (m, 5H),3.54-3.57 (m, 2H), 3.62-3.68 (m, 6H), 3.70-3.73 (t, J=6.2 Hz, 2H),3.92-3.94 (t, J=5.3 Hz, 2H), 4.36 (br s, 1H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 353[M+H]⁺.

3-chloro-1-(2-((2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)sulfonylethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one

A solution of1-(2-((2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)sulfonyl)ethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one(0.67 g, 1.9 mmol) in methanol (4 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (267 ul, 2.37 mmol) was added. The resultingsolution was stirred for 30 min. at 0° C., and then concentrated underreduced pressure. The crude material was purified by columnchromatography, eluting from silica gel with a gradient of 0-10%methanol in dichloromethane to give 255 mg of a clear oil. ¹H NMR (D₂O,400 MHz) δ 1.24 (s, 6H), 3.28 (s, 3H), 3.35 (s, 2H), 3.43-3.49 (m, 4H),3.51-3.3.54 (m, 2H), 3.58-3.61 (m, 6H), 3.71-3.74 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H),3.87-3.89 (t, J=5.3 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR (D₂O, 100 MHz) δ 161.1, 71.0, 69.7,69.5, 69.4, 63.7, 62.5, 58.0, 55.1, 53.1, 50.9, 37.6, 22.3; LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 387 [M+H]⁺.

Example 294-chloro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazin-2-one (Compound39-81)

2-((2-methyl-2-nitropropyl)amino)ethanol

To a stirring solution of ethanolamine (7.5 mL, 124 mmol), nitropropane(11.1 mL, 124 mmol), water (2.4 mL) in isopropanol (21 mL) was added 5 NNaOH (148 uL, 0.74 mmol) followed by the slow addition of 37% aqformaldehyde (9.2 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred for 19 hours atroom temperature, then diluted with 130 mL of 1 N HCl. The mixture wassuccessively washed with ether and ethyl acetate, then the pH wasadjusted to about 10 with 50% NaOH. The basic solution was extractedtwice with dichloromethane. The combined organic fractions wereconcentrated under reduced pressure to give 17.4 g of a pale yellowliquid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.60 (s, 6H), 2.79-2.82 (t, J=5.1 Hz,2H), 3.04 (s, 2H), 3.60-3.62 (t, J=5.1 Hz, 2H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 163[M+H]⁺.

2-((2-amino-2-methylpropyl)amino)ethanol

To a solution of 2-((2-methyl-2-nitropropyl)amino)ethanol (20.4 g, 126mmol) in methanol (120 ml) was added a slurry of 50% Raney Nickel® inH₂O (6 ml). The vessel was pressurized with H₂ (450 psi) and thesuspension stirred for 19 h. The mixture was filtered through Celite andconcentrated in vacuo to give 20 g of a crude liquid, which wasdistilled under vacuum (<1 mbar, 100-125° C.) to give 13 g of a clearliquid, which was found to be partially purified and was used directlyin the next step without purification. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 133 [M+H]⁺.

1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazin-2-one

To a solution of 2-((2-amino-2-methylpropyl)amino)ethanol (12 g, 91mmol) in 90 mL of acetone was added chloroform (10.9 mL, 136 mmol) andthe solution was cooled to 0° C. with an external ice bath. A solutionof NaOH (50% by weight, 43.6 g, 545 mmol) was added slowly to the coldsolution over several minutes and the resultant solution was stirred at0° C. for 2 hours then allowed to warm to room temperature and stirredfor an additional 18 hr. The crude reaction mixture was filtered toremove solids, washing with acetone, and the solution was concentratedto 20 g of a clear oil. A portion of the crude material was purified bya bulb-to-bulb distillation under reduced pressure to give 1.45 g of aclear oil, which was used directly in the next step without furtherpurification. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 201 [M+H]⁺.

4-chloro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazin-2-one

A solution of 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazin-2-one (125mg, 0.63 mmol) in methanol (1 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (106 ul, 0.94 mmol) was added. The resultingsolution was stirred for 60 minutes, and then concentrated under reducedpressure. The crude material was purified by column chromatographyeluting from silica gel with a gradient of 0-8% methanol indichloromethane to give 111 mg of a white solid. ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ1.21 (s, 3H), 1.43 (s, 3H), 3.36 (s, 2H), 3.43-3.345 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H),3.64-3.66 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR (D₂O, 100 MHz) δ 172.9, 68.1, 60.0,58.4, 57.4, 49.6, 25.5, 22.7. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 235 [M+H]⁺.

Example 302-(3-chloro-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N-dimethylethanaminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (Compound 39-85)

2-((2-methyl-2-nitropropyl)amino)ethanol

To a stirring solution of ethanolamine (7.5 mL, 124 mmol), nitropropane(11.1 mL, 124 mmol), water (2.4 mL) in isopropanol (21 mL) was added 5 NNaOH (148 uL, 0.74 mmol) followed by the slow addition of 37% aqformaldehyde (9.2 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred for 19 hours atroom temperature, then diluted with 130 mL of 1 N HCl. The mixture wassuccessively washed with ether and ethyl acetate, then the pH wasadjusted to about 10 with 50% NaOH. The basic solution was extractedtwice with dichloromethane. The combined organic fractions wereconcentrated under reduced pressure to give 17.4 g of a pale yellowliquid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.60 (s, 6H), 2.79-2.82 (t, J=5.1 Hz,2H), 3.04 (s, 2H), 3.60-3.62 (t, J=5.1 Hz, 2H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 163[M+H]⁺.

2-((2-amino-2-methyl)propyl)amino)ethanol

To a solution of 2-((2-methyl-2-nitropropyl)amino)ethanol (9.7 g, 60mmol) in Methanol (65 ml) was added a slurry of 50% Raney Nickel® in H₂O(3 ml). The vessel was pressurized with H₂ (450 psi) and the suspensionstirred for 48 hours. The mixture was filtered through Celite® andconcentrated in vacuo to give 7.4 g of a crude liquid, which was useddirectly in the next step without purification. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 133[M+H]⁺.

1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one

A mixture of urea (5.4 g, 91 mmol) and2-((2-amino-2-methylpropyl)amino)ethanol (12 g, 91 mmol) was heated in a200° C. sand bath for approximately 45 min until ammonia evolution hadceased. The crude mixture was purified by column chromatography, elutingfrom silica gel with a gradient of 0-10% methanol in dichloromethane togive 6.0 g of a white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.33 (s, 6H),3.21 (s, 2H), 3.27-3.30 (t, J=5.2, 2H), 3.69-3.71 (q, J=5.2 Hz, 2H),4.01-4.04 (t, J=5.4, 1H), 5.31 (br s, 1H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 159[M+H]⁺.

2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethyl methanesulfonate

To a solution of 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one (5.9g, 37 mmol) and pyridine (3.6 mL, 44.4 mmol) in 150 mL of anhydrousdichloromethane was added methanesulfonyl chloride (3.3 mL, 43 mmol).The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours, then dilutedwith 100 mL of dichlormethane and washed twice with 40 mL of 1 N HCl andonce with brine. The organic fraction was dried over sodium sulfate andconcentrated in vacuo to 3.54 g of the desired product as white solid.¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.33 (s, 6H), 3.06 (s, 3H), 3.23 (s, 2H),3.54-3.57 (t, J=5.2, 2H), 4.36-4.39 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 2H); LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 237 [M+H]⁺.

1-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one

In a sealed tube, a solution of2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)ethyl methanesulfonate (500 mg,2.1 mmol) and dimethyl amine (4.6 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (2.3 mL) washeated at 60° C. for 5 hours. Additional dimethylamine (1 mL of a 2Mtetrahydrofuran solution) was added and the reaction was heated for 3additional hours. The solution was concentrated to a crude residue underreduced pressure, then dissolved in 5 mL of 1 N HCl. The aqueoussolution was washed with dichloromethane, then made basic (pH>8) withsodium carbonate and extracted with dichloromethane twice. The aqueoussolution was further adjusted to pH>10 with NaOH, and extracted withtwice with dichloromethane. The combined organic fractions were driedover sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 316mg of an off-white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.30 (s, 6H), 2.27(s, 6H), 2.41-2.45 (t, 6.8 Hz, 2H) 3.24 (s, 2H), 3.29-3.33 (t, J=6.8 Hz,2H), 3.51-3.61 (m, 14H), 3.88 (br m, 2H), 7.27-7.29 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H),7.58-7.60 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 186 [M+H]⁺.

2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N-dimethylethanaminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate

In a sealed tube,1-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one (92 mg, 0.5mmol) and [2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]p-toluenesulfonate(318 mg, 1.0 mmol) were heated at 60° C. for 4.5 hours. The crudereaction mixture was purified by reverse phase HPLC eluting from a C18column with a gradient of 5 to 95% CH₃CN in water (with 0.01% aceticacid) to give 165 mg of a clear oil. ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 1.19 (s,6H), 2.30 (s, 3H), 3.11 (s, 6H) 3.27 (s, 3H), 3.27 (s, 2H), 3.51-3.61(m, 14H), 3.88 (br m, 2H), 7.27-7.29 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.58-7.60 (d,J=8.2 Hz, 2H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 332 [M]⁺.

2-(3-chloro-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N-dimethylethanaminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate

A solution of2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N-dimethylethanaminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (162 mg, 0.32 mmol) in methanol (1 ml) wascooled to 0° C. tert-Butylhypochlorite (45 ul, 0.4 mmol) was added. Theresulting solution was stirred for 2 hours at 0° C. and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversephase HPLC eluting from a C18 column with a gradient of 5 to 95% CH₃CNin water (with 0.01% acetic acid) to give 75 mg of a clear oil. ¹H NMR(D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 1.21 (s, 6H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 3.09 (s, 6H) 3.26 (s, 3H),3.31 (s, 2H), 3.48-3.36 (m, 14H), 3.84 (br m, 2H), 7.25-7.27 (d, J=8.1Hz, 2H), 7.58-7.60 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR (D₂O, 100 MHz) δ 161.2,142.4, 139.6, 129.4, 125.3, 70.9, 69.7, 69.4, 69.4, 63.9, 63.6, 62.4,61.1, 58.0, 55.5, 51.8, 38.9, 22.3, 20.5; LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 366 [M]⁺.

Example 311-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116-nonatriacontaoxaoctadecahectan-118-yl)imidazolidin-4-one(Compound 39-94)

2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116-nonatriacontaoxaoctadecahectan-118-yl)imidazolidin-4-one

Poly(ethylene glycol)methyl ether (average molecular weight=2000,Aldrich cat#202509, 5.25 g, 2.6 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane(150 ml). To the stirring mixture is added triethylamine (1.0 ml, 7.2mmol), and the combined mixture was cooled to 0° C. methanesulfonylchloride (0.5 ml, 6.5 mmol) was added dropwise to the stirring solutionover a 30 minute period. The combined mixture was stirred at 0° C. foran additional 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was washed with water,and the organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate. The organic layerwas concentrated in vacuo, and the PEG-mesylate product was used withoutfurther purification.

2,2,5,5-Tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (2.20 g, 15.8 mmol), prepared asdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,126,057 (Worely et al., Jun. 30, 1992), wasdissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (60 ml). To the stirring roomtemperature solution was added sodium hydride (60%, 112 mg, 2.8 mmol),in 4 portions over 10 minutes. After an additional one hour of stirringat room temperature, the PEG-mesylate was added to the reaction mixture.After the reaction mixture was stirred for 18 hours at room temperature,the mixture was concentrated in vacuo, and crude material is purified bysilica gel column chromatography (0 to 10% methanol in dichloromethane)to give 1.42 g (8%) the title compound.

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116-nonatriacontaoxaoctadecahectan-118-yl)imidazolidin-4-one

To a 0° C. solution of2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,116-nonatriacontaoxaoctadecahectan-118-yl)imidazolidin-4-one(1.42 g, 0.7 mmol) in methanol (150 ml) was added tert-butylhypochlorite(209 mg, 1.9 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0° C. Thereaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo, and crude material ispurified by silica gel flash chromatography (0 to 10% methanol indichloromethane) to give 775 mg (54%) of the title compound. ¹H NMR (400MHz, D₂O) δ 3.72 (s, 152H), 3.65 (m, 2H), 3.58 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 3.40(s, 3H), 1.55 (s, 6H), 1.38 (s, 6H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ 174.9,83.6, 71.0, 69.5 (large peak) 67.7, 66.0, 58.1, 40.2, 24.2, 22.7.

Example 321-chloro-3-(2-methoxyethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(Compound 39-01)3-(2-Methoxyethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

A suspension of 2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (0.71 g, 5.0mmol), prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,126,057 (Worely et al.,Jun. 30, 1992), and sodium hydride (200 mg, 60% disp, 5.0 mmol, 1.0equiv) in dry N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was stirred at roomtemperature under nitrogen for 15 min. Neat 2-bromoethyl methyl ether(0.52 mL, 5.5 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) was added, and the mixture was stirredat room temperature overnight. After 19.5 h, the mixture wasconcentrated. The residue was absorbed on silica (2 g) and was purifiedby silica gel flash chromatography (0-6% methanol in dichloromethane)afforded the imidazolidinone as a pale yellow oil (0.71 g, 71%). ¹H NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.56 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.37 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.36(s, 3H), 1.82 (s, 1H), 1.40 (s, 6H), 1.33 (s, 6H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z201 [M+H]⁺.

1-Chloro-3-(2-methoxyethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

A solution of 3-(2-methoxyethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(0.70 g, 3.5 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) was cooled in ice water for 10minutes, before neat tert-butyl hypochlorite (0.59 mL, 5.25 mmol, 1.5equiv.) was added in one portion. High pressure liquidchromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis after 5 minutes showed allstarting amine had been consumed. After 20 minutes, the mixture wasconcentrated in vacuo to an oil. The oil absorbed was on silica (2.5 g)and was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (0-4% methanol indichloromethane) afforded the N-chloro-imidazolidin-4-one as a colorlessoil (0.78 g, 95%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.55 (t, J=5.8 Hz, 2H),3.44 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.36 (s, 3H), 1.46 (s, 6H), 1.36 (s, 6H); ¹³CNMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 172.8, 82.0, 70.1, 65.3, 58.8, 40.5, 25.1, 23.5;LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 235 [M+H]⁺.

Example 33 Preparation of1-chloro-3-(3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)propyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(Compound 39-114)

3-(3-Iodopropyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

A suspension of 2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (2.13 g, 15.0mmol), prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,126,057 (Worley et al.,Jun. 30, 1992), and sodium hydride (0.63 g, 60% disp, 15.8 mmol, 1.05equiv) in dry N,N-dimethylformamide (20 mL) was stirred at roomtemperature under nitrogen for 15 min. The mixture was cooled to 0° C.before neat 3-chloro-1-bromopropane (1.93 mL, 19.5 mmol, 1.3 equiv.) wasadded, and the mixture was then stirred at room temperature. After 21.5h, the mixture was concentrated to afford the crude alkyl chloride as apasty white semi-solid (assumed 15.0 mmol), which was carried forward tothe next step without further purification.

The residue (assumed 15 mmol of alkyl chloride) was suspended in acetone(30 mL), sodium iodide (4.50 g, 30 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added, and themixture heated at reflux for 6 hours. The cooled mixture was dilutedwith ether (50 mL, to precipitate salts), filtered and concentrated to abrown semi-solid, which was suspended in dichloromethane (100 mL),filtered and concentrated. The residue was absorbed on silica (12 g).Chromatography on silica (0-5% methanol in dichloromethane) afforded thetitle compound as a very pale yellow oil (2.29 g, 49%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 3.26 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 3.21 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.17 (t, J=6.8,7.5 Hz, 2H), 2.03 (br s, 1H), 1.43 (s, 6H), 1.33 (s, 6H); LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 311 [M+H]⁺.

3-(3-(2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)propyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

Neat diethylene glycol monomethyl ether (1.30 mL, 11.0 mmol, 1.5 equiv.)was added dropwise to a suspension of sodium hydride (400 mg, 60% disp.,10 mmol, 1.35 equiv.) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) over 5 minutes.The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 minutes, before asolution of 3-(3-iodopropyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (2.29g, 7.38 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was added via cannulaover 15 minutes. The mixture was then stirred overnight at roomtemperature. After 23 hours, the mixture was concentrated to a yellowoil which was absorbed on silica (5 g). Chromatography on silica (0-6%methanol in dichloromethane) afforded the title compound (190 mg, 8.5%)as a pale yellow oil. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.68-3.64 (m, 4H),3.63-3.59 (m, 2H), 3.57-3.54 (m, 2H), 3.53 (t, J=6.1 Hz, 2H), 3.39 (s,3H), 3.29-3.24 (m, 2H), 1.96-1.89 (m, 2H), 1.82 (br s, 1H), 1.41 (s,6H), 1.32 (s, 6H); LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 303 [M+H]⁺.

1-Chloro-3-(3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)propyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

A solution of3-(3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)propyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(182 g, 0.60 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) was cooled in ice water for 10minutes, before neat tert-butyl hypochlorite (0.10 mL, 0.9 mmol, 1.5equiv.) was added in one portion. High pressure liquidchromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis after 5 minutes showed allstarting amine had been consumed. After 20 min, the mixture wasconcentrated in vacuo to an oil, which was absorbed on silica (1 g).Chromatography on silica (0-4% methanol in dichloromethane) afforded thetitle compound as a colorless oil (193 mg, 95%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃)δ 3.66-3.62 (m, 4H), 361-3.58 (m, 2H), 3.56-3.53 (m, 2H), 3.51 (t, J=6.0Hz, 2H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 3.35-3.30 (m, 2H), 1.96-1.88 (m, 2H), 1.45 (s,6H), 1.33 (s, 6H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 172.6, 82.1, 71.9, 70.59,70.54, 70.13, 68.6, 65.3, 59.0, 38.2, 29.1, 25.1, 23.5; LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 337 [M+H]⁺.

Example 34 Preparation of3-chloro-5-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one (Compound39-122)

1-(benzyloxy)-3-methyl-3-nitrobutan-2-ol

1,1,3,3-Tetramethylguanidine (620 μL, 5 mmol) was added slowly to acold, 0° C., stirring solution of benzyloxy acetaldehyde (4.6 g, 31mmol) and 2-nitropropane (30 mL, 333 mmol) in 100 mL of anhydrous THF.The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for ten minutes then allowed to warmto room temperature and stirred for 18 hours. The reaction wasconcentrated under reduced pressure and the product purified by columnchromatography (5 to 50% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give the titlecompound as a clear liquid (6.4 g, 27 mmol, 84%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 1.58 (s, 3H), 1.63 (s, 2H), 2.87-2.89 (d, J=5.0 Hz, 1H),3.48-3.53 (dd, 6.8, 9.8 Hz, 1H), 3.60-3.63 (dd, J=4.5, 9.8 Hz, 1H)4.29-4.33 (m, 1H), 4.57 (s, 2H), 7.32-7.39 (m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z238 [M−H⁺].

3-amino-1-(benzyloxy)-3-methylbutan-2-ol

To a solution of 1-(benzyloxy)-3-methyl-3-nitrobutan-2-ol (5.2 g, 21.7mmol) in MeOH (40 ml) was added a slurry of Raney Nickel in H₂O (50%, 1ml). The vessel was pressurized with H₂ (450 psi) and the suspensionstirred for 24 h. The mixture was filtered through Celite andconcentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as a clear liquid (4.0g, 19 mmol, 89%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.09 (s, 3H), 1.14 (s, 2H),1.90 (br s, 2H) 3.50-3.54 (m, 2H), 3.61-3.67 (m, 1H), 4.57 (s, 2H),7.28-7.39 (m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 210 [M+H]⁺.

5-((benzyloxy)methyl)-4,4-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one

To a cold, 0° C., solution of 3-amino-1-(benzyloxy)-3-methylbutan-2-ol(2 g, 9.6 mmol) and triethylamine (3.3 mL, 24 mmol) in 95 mL ofanhydrous dichloromethane was added triphosgene (3.1 g, 10.5 mmol). Thereaction was stirred at 0° C. for 3.5 hr and at RT for 1.5 hr. Asolution of saturated sodium bicarbonate (95 mL) was added and themixture was stirred for 15 min, then the organic layer was isolated andwashed successively with 0.25N HCl, sat. NaHCO₃, and brine. The organiclayer was dried over sodium sulfate, concentrated to a residue andpurified by column chromatography (30 to 75% ethyl acetate in hexanes)to give the title compound (1.8 g, 7.4 mmol, 78%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 1.27 (s, 3H), 1.40 (s, 2H), 1.90 3.67-3.76 (m, 2H), 4.37-4.41 (t,J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.56-4.64 (dd, J=9.6, 12 Hz, 2H), 5.27 (s, H), 7.28-7.40(m, 5H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 236 [M+H]⁺.

5-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one

To a solution of 5-((benzyloxy)methyl)-4,4-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one (2.6g, 11 mmol) in EtOH (40 ml) was added 500 mg of 10% Pd/C (wet, Degussatype E101). The vessel was pressurized with H₂ (450 psi) and thesuspension stirred for 24 h. An additional 500 mg of 10% Pd/C was addedand the reaction was stirred under 450 PSI H₂ for 5 days. The mixturewas filtered through celite, concentrated in vacuo, and purified bycolumn chromatography (1 to 10% methanol in dichloromethane) to give aclear liquid which solidified to a white solid upon standing (1.8 g, 12mmol, 100%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.30 (s, 3H), 1.41 (s, 3H), 2.45(br s, 1H), 3.76-3.81 (m, 1H), 3.87-3.92 (m, 1H), 4.30-4.32 (dd, J=4.4,7.2 Hz, 1H) 5.59 (br s, H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 146 [M+H]⁺.

3-chloro-5-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one

To a 0° C. solution of 5-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4-dimethyloxazolidin-2-one(250 mg, 1.72 mmol) in 2 mL of methanol was added tertbutyl hypochlorite(290 uL, 2.58 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour, thenconcentrated to a crude residue under reduced pressure. The crudeproduct was purified by column chromatography (20 to 80% ethyl acetatein hexanes) to give the title compound as a clear liquid (248 mg, 1.38mmol, 80%). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 1.29 (s, 3H), 1.42 (s, 3H),2.28-2.31 (dd, J=4.8, 7.7 1H), 3.85-3.88 (m, 1H), 3.91-3.98 (m, 1H),4.37-4.40 (dd, J=4.7 6.9 Hz, 1H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 180 [M+H]⁺.

Example 35 3-chloro-6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-oxazinan-2-one(Compound 39-123)

ethyl 5-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-5-methyl-3-oxohexanoate

In a flask, 3-(Benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutanoic acid (14.77 g,58.8 mmol, prepared as described in Low, Eddy; Nair, Satheesh; Shiau,Timothy; Belisle, Barbara; Debabov, Dmitri; Celeri, Chris; Zuck, Meghan;Najafi, Ron; Georgopapadakou, Nafsika; Jain, Rakesh Bioorganic andMedicinal Chemistry Letters, 2009, 19, 196-198) was dissolved intetrahydrofuran (200 ml). N,N-dicarbonyldiimidazole (9.54 g, 58.8 mmol)was added to the mixture, and the combined reaction mixture was stirredfor about 1 hour at room temperature. In a second flask, lithiumbis(trimethylsilyl)amide (1.0 M in tetrahydronfuran, 117 ml, 117 mmol)was cooled to −78° C., and ethylacetate was slowly added. The secondflask was stirred for 20 minutes and then added to the first flask,which was also cooled to −78° C. The combined mixture was stirred at−78° C., for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated,aqueous NaHCO₃ solution, and the mixture was extracted withethylacetate. The ethylacetate layer was concentrated, and purified bycolumn chromatography (0 to 20% ethylacetate in hexanes) to give 10.08 g(53%) of the title compound.

Benzyl 4,6-dihydroxy-2-methylhexan-2-ylcarbamate

Ethyl 5-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-5-methyl-3-oxohexanoate (3.49, 10.9mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (100 ml). Sodium borohydride (1.64 g,43.4 mmol) was added to the mixture, and the reaction mixture wasstirred for 3 hours at room temperature. The reaction was quenched with1 N HCl, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. The mixture wasextracted with ethylacetate, and the combined organic layers were driedover sodium sulfate, filtered, and purified by column chromatography (0to 4% methanol on dichloromethane) to give 2.14 g (70%) of the titlecompound.

6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-oxazinan-2-one

To a cold (0° C.) solution ofbenzyl(4,6-dihydroxy-2-methylhexan-2-yl)carbamate (460 mg, 1.6 mmol) in30 mL of anhydrous THF was added sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil,128 mg, 3.2 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 15 min thenallowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for an additional 4hours. Acetic acid (ca 3.5 mmol) was added and the mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified bycolumn chromatography (5 to 12% methanol in dichloromethane) to give awhite solid (219 mg, 1.26 mmol, 77%). ¹H NMR (d₆-DMSO, 400 MHz) δ 1.17(s, 6H), 1.41-1.48 (dd, J=12.3, 13.4 Hz, 1H), 1.64-1.71 (m, 2H),1.79-1.83 (dt, J=1.8, 13.7 Hz, 1H), 3.49-3.55 (m, 2H), 4.37-4.41 m, 1H),4.54-4.57 (t, J=5.0 Hz, 1H), 7.2 (br s, 1H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 174[M+H]⁺.

3-chloro-6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-oxazinan-2-one

To a solution of 6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-oxazinan-2-one (278mg, 1.6 mmol) in 4 mL dichloromethane and 250 uL methanol was addedtrichloroisocyanuric acid (370 mg, 1.6 mmol). The reaction mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 4 hours and then directly purified bycolumn chromatography (0 to 10% methanol in dichloromethane) to give awhite solid (291 mg, 1.40 mmol, 87%). ¹H NMR (D₂O, 400 MHz) δ 1.35 (s,6H), 1.78-1.83 (m, 2H), 1.97-2.03 (dd, J=11.9, 14.2 Hz, 1H), 2.13-2.17(dd, J=2.1, 14.2 Hz, 1H), 3.64-3.68 (m, 2H), 4.55-4.60 (m, 2H). ¹³C NMR(D₂O, 100 MHz) δ 24.3, 27.9, 35.8, 41.5, 63.0, 72.5, 155.15. LRMS(ESI/APCI) m/z 208 [M+H]⁺.

Example 361-chloro-3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(Compound 39-100)

2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate was synthesized usingthe procedure described in Heathcote R; et al, Dalton Trans., 2007,1309-1315 at Experimental, subsection C, which portion is incorporatedherein by reference in its entirety.

3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

To a solution of 2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (1 g, 7.0 mmol)in 14 mL of anhydrous DMF was added sodium hydride (60% dispersion inoil, 282 mg, 7.0 mmol), and the resultant mixture was stirred for 1 hourat room temperature. 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate(1.9 g, 7 mmol) was added dropwise and the solution was stirred at roomtemperature for 18 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated undervacuum to a crude residue. The crude solid was suspended indichloromethane and filtered to remove solids. The solution was purifiedby column chromatography (0 to 12% methanol in dichloromethane) to givea clear liquid (724 mg, 2.96 mmol, 43%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 1.22(s, 6H), 1.35 (s, 6H), 3.27 (s, 3H), 3.34-3.37 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 3H),3.49-3.52 (m, 2H), 3.58-3.61 (m, 4H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ 25.7,27.3, 39.6, 57.9, 58.9, 67.7, 69.4, 71.0, 76.2, 179.5. LRMS (ESI/APCI)m/z 245 [M+H]⁺.

1-chloro-3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

A solution of3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-imidazolidin-4-one (715mg, 2.9 mmol) in methanol (7 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (393 ul, 3.5 mmol) was added. The resultingsolution was stirred for 30 minutes, and then concentrated under reducedpressure. The crude material was purified by column chromatography (0 to12% methanol in dichloromethane) to give the title compound as a clearliquid (666 mg, 2.39 mmol, 82%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 1.26 (s, 6H),1.43 (s, 6H), 3.27 (s, 3H), 3.44-3.46 (m, 2H), 3.49-3.51 (m, 2H),3.57-3.63 (m, 4H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ 22.5, 24.0, 40.1, 57.9,66.0, 67.6, 69.4, 71.0, 83.7, 175.0. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 279 [M+H]⁺.

Example 371-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yl)imidazolidin-4-one(Compound 39-12)

2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of tetraethyleneglycol monomethyl ester (tech. grade,Aldrich, 10 g, 48 mmol) in 27 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added a solutionof aqueous sodium hydroxide (5 M, 27 ml, 134 mmol). The solution wascooled to 0° C. and a solution of tosyl chloride (16.5 g, 86.4 mmol) in27 mL THF was added dropwise to the cold stirring solution. The reactionmixture was stirred at 0° C. for 5 h, then diluted with 50 mL of waterand extracted twice with dichloromethane. The organic fractions werewashed twice with water and once with brine, then dried over magnesiumsulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a clear liquid(17.1 g, 47.1 mmol, 99%) the crude product was used directly withoutpurification. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 363 [M+H]⁺.

2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yl)imidazolidin-4-one

To a solution of 2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (1 g, 7.0 mmol)in 12 mL of anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide was added sodium hydride(60% dispersion in oil, 282 mg, 7.0 mmol), and the resultant mixture wasstirred for 1 hour at room temperature. 2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (2.5 g, 7 mmol) was added dropwise and thesolution was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The reactionmixture was concentrated under vacuum to a crude residue. The crudesolid was suspended in dichloromethane and filtered to remove solids,then purified by column chromatography (0 to 12% methanol indichloromethane) to give a clear liquid (0.99 g, 3.0 mmol, 43%). ¹H NMR(400 MHz, D₂O) δ 1.33 (s, 6H), 1.41 (s, 6H), 3.6-3.39 (m, 5H), 3.54-3.56(m, 2H), 3.62-3.66 (m, 10H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 333 [M+H]⁺.

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11-tetraoxatridecan-13-yl)imidazolidin-4-one

A solution of3-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-imidazolidin-4-one (980mg, 2.95 mmol) in methanol (7 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (395 ul, 3.5 mmol) was added. The resultingsolution was stirred for 30 min, and then concentrated under reducedpressure. The crude material was purified by column chromatography (0 to10% methanol in dichloromethane) to give a clear liquid (978 mg 2.67mmol, 91% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.34 (s, 6H), 1.46 (s, 6H),3.38 (s, 3H), 3.44-3.46 (m, 2H), 3.54-3.57 (m, 2H), 3.62-3.67 (m, 4H).¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 23.5, 25.2, 40.6, 59.0, 65.2, 68.5, 70.4,70.4, 70.5, 70.6, 70.6, 71.9, 82.0, 172.7. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 367[M+H]⁺.

Example 38 3-chloro-4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one(Compound 39-124)

3,5-dimethyl-5-nitro-1,3-oxazinane

To a solution of 2-nitro-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (20.4 g, 151 mmol) in40% aqueous methylamine (11.7 g, 151 mmol), was added an aqueoussolution of formaldehyde (37% formaldehyde, 12.2 g, 151 mmol). Thereaction was stirred at room temperature for one week, then extractedwith ether three times. The organic fractions were dried over sodiumsulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a crude oilwhich was purified by column chromatography (50 to 100% ethyl acetate inhexanes) to give the desired product (15.4 g, 96.1 mmol, 63%). ¹H NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.45 (s, 3H), 2.32 (s, 3H), 2.63-2.66 (d, J=13.2 Hz,1H), 3.51-3.54 (d, J=12.6 Hz, 1H), 3.67-3.71 (dt, J=1.9, 13.2 Hz, 1H),3.86-3.89 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 4.29-4.32 (dd, J=1.2, 8.6 Hz, 1H),4.61-4.66 (dd, J=2.4, 12.6 Hz, 1H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 22.0,39.9, 59.8, 71.2, 83.1, 86.1. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 161 [M+H]⁺.

2-methyl-3-(methylamino)-2-nitropropan-1-ol hydrochloride

A solution of 3,5-dimethyl-5-nitro-1,3-oxazinane (11.5 g, 71.8 mmol) in280 ml ethanol and 50 ml water, was equipped with a Dean-Stark trap andheated at reflux temperature. To the refluxing reaction was slowly addeda solution of 280 ml ethanol and 50 ml water. The rate of addition ofthe solution was matched to the rate of distillation and removal ofequal volume of solvent over the course of about 2 hours. After 4 hoursat reflux temperature, the remaining solvent was distilled off and thecrude residue was lyophilized from water to give a white solid (14.1 g,100%), which was used directly in the next step without furtherpurification. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 1.53 (s, 3H), 2.74 (s, 3H),3.62-3.66 (d, J=14.6 Hz, 1H), 3.68-3.72 (d, J=14.6 Hz, 1H), 3.84-3.87(d, J=12.5 Hz, 1H), 4.10-4.13 (d, J=12.5 Hz, 1H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O)δ 18.9, 34.4, 52.8, 66.2, 88.9. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 149 [M+H]⁺.

2-amino-2-methyl-3-(methylamino)propan-1-ol hydrochloride

To a solution of 2-methyl-3-(methylamino)-2-nitropropan-1-olhydrochloride (5.4 g) in methanol (32 ml) was added a slurry of RaneyNickel in H₂O (1.5 ml). The vessel was pressurized with H₂ (450 psi) andthe suspension stirred for 48 h. The mixture was filtered through Celiteand concentrated in vacuo to give a crude liquid (7.4 g, >100%), whichwas used directly in the next step without purification. ¹H NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.01 (s, 3H), 2.26 (s, 3H), 2.99 (s, 2H), 3.41-3.44 (d,J=11.6, 1 H), 3.48-3.51 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 1H). LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 145[M+H]⁺.

4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one

In a round bottom flask, a mixture of2-amino-2-methyl-3-(methylamino)propan-1-ol hydrochloride (3.3 g, 21mmol) and urea (1.26 g, 21 mmol) were heated in a 200° C. sand bath for1 hour until ammonia gas ceased to evolve. The resultant mixture wassuspended in dichloromethane and filtered to remove insoluble material.The organic solution was concentrated to a black solid and purified bypurified by column chromatography (1 to 12% methanol in dichloromethane)to give the desired product as a tan oil (1.3 g, 9.0 mmol, 45% yield).¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.26 (s, 3H), 2.76 (s, 3H), 3.07-3.9 (d, J=8.8Hz, 1H), 3.36-3.36 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.43-3.44 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 2H), 3.46(s, 1H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃/MeOD) δ 23.5, 30.1, 50.0, 55.7, 67.7,161.9. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 145 [M+H]⁺.

3-chloro-4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one

A solution of 4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one (250 mg,1.72 mmol) in methanol (2.5 ml) was cooled to 0° C.tert-Butylhypochlorite (236 ul, 2.1 mmol) was added. The resultingsolution was stirred for 30 minutes, then concentrated under reducedpressure to a crude residue. The crude material was purified by columnchromatography (1 to 12% methanol in dichloromethane) to give thedesired product as a white solid (168 mg, 0.941 mmol, 54%). ¹H NMR (400MHz, D₂O) δ 1.16 (s, 3H), 2.74 (s, 3H), 3.25-3.27 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H),3.38-3.41 (d, J=12.6 Hz, 1H), 3.47-3.49 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 2H), 3.64-3.67 (d,J=12.6 Hz, 1H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ 18.1, 30.8, 53.2, 62.8, 64.5,161.6. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 179 [M+H]⁺.

Example 39 1-chloro-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)imidazolidin-2-one (Compound39-120)

A solution of 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)imidazolidin-2-one (418 mg, 3.2 mmol) inMeOH (6 ml) was cooled to 0° C. tert-Butylhypochlorite (450 ul, 4 mmol)was added. The resulting solution was stirred for 90 min and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The crude material was purified bycolumn chromatography (0 to 12% methanol in dichloromethane) to give awhite solid (317 mg, 1.93 mmol, 60%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 3.28-3.31(t, J=5.3 Hz, 2H), 3.47-3.51 (m, 2H), 3.56-3.59 (m, 2H), 3.62-3.64 (t,J=5.3 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ 43.31, 46.6, 51.9, 58.3, 163.9.LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 165 [M+H]⁺.

Example 401-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41-tetradecaoxatritetracontan-43-yl)imidazolidin-4-one(Compound 39-132)

2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41-tetradecaoxatritetracontan-43-yl)imidazolidin-4-one

Poly(ethylene glycol)methyl ether (average molecular weight=750, Aldrichcat#202509, 5.77 g, 7.7 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (150 ml).To the stirring mixture is added triethylamine (3.3 ml, 23.7 mmol), andthe combined mixture was cooled to 0° C. Methanesulfonyl chloride (1.8ml, 23.3 mmol) was added dropwise to the stirring solution over a 30minute period. The combined mixture was stirred at 0° C. for anadditional 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was washed with water, andthe organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate. The organic layer wasconcentrated in vacuo, and the PEG-mesylate product was used withoutfurther purification.

2,2,5,5-Tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (2.20 g, 15.5 mmol), prepared asdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,126,057 (Worely et al., Jun. 30, 1992), wasdissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (60 ml). To the stirring roomtemperature solution was added sodium hydride (60%, 550 mg, 13.8 mmol),in 4 portions over 10 minutes. After an additional one hour of stirringat room temperature, the PEG-mesylate was added to the reaction mixture.After the reaction mixture was stirred for 18 hours at room temperature,the mixture was concentrated in vacuo, and crude material is purified bysilica gel column chromatography (0 to 10% methanol in dichloromethane)to give 1.13 g (16%) the title compound.

1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41-tetradecaoxatritetracontan-43-yl)imidazolidin-4-one

To a 0° C. solution of2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-(2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,41-tetradecaoxatritetracontan-43-yl)imidazolidin-4-one(1.13 g, 1.2 mmol) in methanol (150 ml) was added tert-butylhypochlorite(393 mg, 3.6 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0° C. Thereaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo, and crude material ispurified by silica gel flash chromatography (0 to 10% methanol indichloromethane) to give 764 mg (66%) of the title compound. ¹H NMR (400MHz, D₂O) δ 3.70 (s, 54H), 3.64 (m, 2H), 3.56 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 3.39(s, 3H), 1.54 (s, 6H), 1.37 (s, 6H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ 175.0,83.6, 71.0, 69.4 (large peak), 67.7, 66.0, 58.0, 40.2, 24.1, 22.6.

Example 411-chloro-3-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(Compound 39-27)

3-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

2,2,5,5-Tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (3.54 g, 24.9 mmol), prepared asdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,126,057 (Worely et al., Jun. 30, 1992), wasdissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (150 ml). To the stirring roomtemperature solution was added sodium hydride (60%, 913 mg, 22.8 mmol),in 4 portions over 10 minutes. After an additional one hour of stirringat room temperature, the glycidol (1.4 ml, 21.1 mmol) was added to thereaction mixture. After the reaction mixture was stirred for 18 hours atroom temperature, the mixture was concentrated in vacuo, and crudematerial is purified by silica gel column chromatography (0 to 20%methanol in dichloromethane) to give 250 mg (5%) the title compound.

1-chloro-3-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

To a 0° C. solution of3-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (250 mg,1.2 mmol) in methanol (150 ml) was added tert-butylhypochlorite (150 mg,1.4 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0° C. The reactionmixture was concentrated in vacuo, and crude material is purified bysilica gel flash chromatography (0 to 10% methanol in dichloromethane)to give 256 mg (88%) of the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ4.06-3.98 (m, 1H), 3.62 (dd, J=12.0, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.56-3.44 (m, 2H),3.36 (dd, J=14.8, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 1.54 (s, 6H), 1.38-1.37 (m, 6H). ¹³C NMR(100 MHz, D₂O) δ 175.5, 83.9, 69.4, 66.0, 63.4, 43.6, 24.2, 23.9, 22.72,22.4. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 251 [M+H]⁺.

Example 421-chloro-3-(4-hydroxybutyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one(Compound 39-125)

3-(4-(benzyloxy)butyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

2,2,5,5-Tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (3.54 g, 24.9 mmol), prepared asdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,126,057 (Worely et al., Jun. 30, 1992), wasdissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (150 ml). To the stirring roomtemperature solution was added sodium hydride (60%, 913 mg, 22.8 mmol),in 4 portions over 10 minutes. After an additional one hour of stirringat room temperature, the benzyl 5-bromobutyl ether (90%, 5.05 g, 20.8mmol) was added to the reaction mixture. After the reaction mixture wasstirred for 18 hours at room temperature, the mixture was concentratedin vacuo, and crude material is purified by silica gel columnchromatography (0 to 20% methanol in dichloromethane) to give 3.40 g(45%) the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 7.46-7.24 (m, 5H),4.50 (s, 2H), 3.51 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 3.20-3.15 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.62 (m,4H), 1.47 (s, 6H), 1.36 (s, 6H).

3-(4-hydroxybutyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

3-(4-(benzyloxy)butyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one (3.40 g,11.2 mmol), was dissolved in ethanol (100 ml), and palladium (10% oncarbon, 410 mg, 0.4 mmol) was added to the solution. The flask waspurged several times with nitrogen, and then several times withhydrogen. The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 18 hoursunder hydrogen. The mixture was filtered and purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (0 to 20% methanol in dichloromethane) to give 628mg (26%) the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 3.72 (t, 6.0 Hz,2H), 3.49 (s, 1H), 3.28-3.20 (m, 2H), 1.76-1.66 (m, 4H), 1.64-1.56 (m,2H), 1.40 (s, 6H), 1.32 (s, 6H).

1-chloro-3-(4-hydroxybutyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one

To a 0° C. solution of3-(4-hydroxybutyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one, (622 mg, 2.9mmol) in methanol (80 ml) was added tert-butylhypochlorite (473 mg, 4.4mmol). The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0° C. The reaction mixturewas concentrated in vacuo, and crude material is purified by silica gelflash chromatography (0 to 15% methanol in dichloromethane) to give 213mg (30%) of the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 3.74-3.66 (m,2H), 3.34-3.30 (m, 2H), 2.08 (s, 1H), 1.78-1.71 (m, 2H), 1.65-1.57 (m,2H), 1.47 (s, 6H), 1.36 (s, 6H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, D₂O) δ 173.0, 82.3,65.5, 62.5, 40.5, 29.8, 26.1, 25.5, 23.8. LRMS (ESI/APCI) m/z 249[M+H]⁺.

While the foregoing description describes specific embodiments, thosewith ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that variousmodifications and alternatives can be developed. Accordingly, theparticular embodiments described above are meant to be illustrativeonly, and not to limit the scope of the invention, which is to be giventhe full breadth of the appended claims, and any and all equivalentsthereof.

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound of Formula I

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Z is

T¹ is —Cl or —Br; T² is —Cl or —Br; R^(a) and R^(b) are eachindependently H or alkyl, wherein each alkyl may be optionallysubstituted by alkoxy, halo or hydroxy; Y is —S(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂CH₂—,—S(═O)₂NR⁵— or —N⁺(R¹)(R²)—; W is —S(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂CH₂—, —S(═O)₂NR⁵—,—N⁺(R¹)(R²)— or absent; Q is —CH₂— or absent; X is —(CHR⁴—O)_(h)—,—(CH₂—CHR⁴—O)_(h)—, —(CHOR³)_(h)—, —(CH(CH₂OR³))_(h)—,—(CH₂—CR⁴(OR³))_(h)—, or a combination thereof; h is independently 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 or 50; V is H, acyl, alkyl, Z, or—SO₃H; n is 1, 2 or 3; m, k and j are each independently 0, 1, 2 or 3;R¹ and R² are each independently selected from the group consisting ofalkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, and heteroaryl, each of which may beoptionally substituted by alkoxy, halo and hydroxy; or R¹ and R²together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form aheterocycloalkyl group, each of which may be optionally substituted byalkoxy, halo and hydroxy; each R³ is independently H, alkyl, acyl, aryl,heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocycloalkyl, each of which may beoptionally substituted by alkoxy, halo and hydroxy; each R⁴ isindependently H or alkyl; R⁵ is H or alkyl; and P is a counterion orabsent, wherein the counterion is selected from the group consisting ofsodium, potassium, tetramethylammonium, tetrabutylphosphonium, acetate,phosphate, sulfonate and citrate.
 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein Zis

and T² is Cl.
 3. The compound of claim 2, wherein Y is —S(═O)₂—; Q isabsent; k is 0; W is absent; and V is H, acyl or alkyl.
 4. The compoundof claim 3, wherein X is —(CH₂—CHR⁴—O)_(h)—, wherein R⁴ is H.
 5. Thecompound of claim 3, wherein X is —(CHOR³)_(h)—, wherein R³ is H.
 6. Apharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 and apharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.
 7. A compound selectedfrom the group consisting of:4-(2-(2-(2-methoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-N,N-dichloro-2-methylbutan-2-amine,4-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,3-triol,3-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diol,2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethanol,2-(2-(2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol,2-(2-(2-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylacetate,3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate,3-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)propane-1,2-diyl diacetate,3-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)-2-hydroxypropyl acetate,3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride,3-(dichloroamino)-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride,N-(2-butoxyethyl)-3-(dichloroamino)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride,4-((1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecan-2-yl)methylsulfonyl)-N,N-dichloro-2-methylbutan-2-amine,3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-(hexyloxy)ethyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminium4-methylbenzenesulfonate,3-(dichloroamino)-N-(3-methoxypropyl)-N,N,3-trimethylbutan-1-aminiumchloride, 3-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2,4-triol,N,N-Dichloro-4-(2-(2-(2-tert-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine,N,N-dichloro-4-(2-(2-(2-(2methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine,3-(dichloroamino)-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-N,3-dimethylbutane-1-sulfonamide,(2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-((3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)methyl)-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol,N,N-dichloro-4-(2-(2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine,N,N-dichloro-4-(2-methoxyethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine,N,N-dichloro-4-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethylsulfonyl)-2-methylbutan-2-amine,3-(dichloroamino)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N,3-dimethylbutane-1-sulfonamide,8-((3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutyl)sulfonyl)octan-1-ol,2-((2-(dichloroamino)-2-methylpropyl)sulfonyl)ethanol,3-((3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutyl)sulfonyl)propan-1-ol,N,N-dichloro-2-methyl-4-(tetrahydrofuran-3-ylsulfonyl)butan-2-amine, and4-(3-(dichloroamino)-3-methylbutylsulfonyl)butane-1,2-diol.